Shloka 35
कण्वोपदेशः—नश्वरबलविवेकः तथा मातलिगुणकेश्याः आख्यानारम्भः
Kaṇva’s Counsel on Impermanent Power; Opening of the Mātali–Guṇakeśī Narrative
मनसा नृपशार्दूल भवेत् परपुरंजय: । “नरेश्वर! नृपश्रेष्ठ! शत्रुनगरविजयी वीर पुरुष क्षत्रियधर्मको स्मरण रखते हुए कभी मनसे भी ऐसा व्यवहार नहीं कर सकता, जैसा कि तुमने किया है ।।
manasā nṛpaśārdūla bhavet parapuraṃjayaḥ | mā ca darpasamāviṣṭaḥ kṣepsīḥ kāṃśvacit kathaṃcana ||
قال راما: «يا نِمْرَ الملوك! إن الفاتحَ الحقَّ لمدائن الأعداء لا يمكنه—حتى في الخاطر—أن يسلك المسلك الذي سلكتَه. وإيّاك أن تستولي عليك الكِبْرِياء، فلا تُهِنْ أحدًا ولا تُحَقِّرْه بأي وجهٍ كان».
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s true valor is inseparable from restraint: even mentally one should not entertain ignoble conduct, and pride must not lead to insulting others. Conquest without humility and self-control is portrayed as contrary to kṣatriya-dharma.
Rama admonishes a king, addressing him honorifically as “tiger among kings,” yet rebuking his behavior as unworthy of a genuine conqueror. He warns him to abandon arrogance and to refrain from disparaging anyone.