Valmiki Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda · Sarga 1
सानुक्रोशो जितक्रोधो ब्राह्मणप्रतिपूजकः। दीनानुकम्पी धर्मज्ञो नित्यं प्रग्रहवांश्चुचिः
sānukrośo jitakrodho brāhmaṇapratipūjakaḥ| dīnānukampī dharmajño nityaṃ pragrahavāṃścuciḥ
He was kindhearted and compassionate to the distressed, coolheaded and righteous. A worshipper of brahmins he was always selfrestrained and pure in spirit.
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Commentary
Rama is kind-hearted, free from anger, compassionate to the distressed, and a protector of brahmins. The sequence is significant: kindness comes first, restraint follows, and protection of the spiritual order comes last. Rama's dharma flows from love, not from rules.
सानुक्रोशदीनानुकम्पीजितक्रोध