Shloka 32
न हि सत्यात्मनस्तात धर्माभिमनस स्तव।विनिवर्तयितुं बुद्धिः शक्यते रघुनन्दन।।।।
na hi satyātmanas tāta! dharmābhimanasa stava |
vinivartayituṃ buddhiḥ śakyate raghunandana ||
Denn du, mein liebes Kind—dessen Wesen Wahrheit ist und dessen Sinn auf Dharma gerichtet ist—kannst nicht leicht von deinem Entschluss abgebracht werden, o Wonne des Hauses Raghu.
O my beloved son! O delight of the Raghus! you are devoted to truth and duty. It is difficult to dissuade you from your resolve .
FAQs
Dharma is portrayed as an inner orientation: when truth and duty define a person’s character, ethical steadfastness becomes nearly immovable.
Daśaratha recognizes that Rāma will not abandon the dharmic course of exile, despite pleas or temptations to reverse it.
Rāma’s unwavering resolve grounded in satya and dharma.