Valmiki Ramayana 2.63.32 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 63, Shloka 32
दशरथस्य शोकानुचिन्तनं शब्धवेधि-दोषस्मरणं च
Daśaratha’s grief, karmic reflection, and the remembered ‘śabdavedhī’ misdeed
एवं निष्फलमारब्धं केवलानर्थसंहितम्।न कश्चित्साधु मन्येत यथैव गुरुतल्पगम्।।2.63.32।।
evaṃ niṣphalam ārabdhaṃ kevalānartha-saṃhitam |
na kaścit sādhu manyeta yathaiva gurutalpagam || 2.63.32 ||
Eine solche Tat—ohne Zweck begonnen, ohne Frucht und nur aus Unheil bestehend—würde kein rechtschaffener Mensch gutheißen, ebenso wenig wie die schwere Sünde, das Lager des Lehrers zu entweihen.
'Whoever it is, he has committed only a mischievous and senseless act. This sin like a disciple sleeping on the bed of his preceptor none will approve of.
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Actions that are purposelessly harmful are adharma; righteous society condemns them as it condemns major transgressions (mahāpātaka-like sins).
The victim morally indicts the shooter’s act as senseless harm, comparing it to a universally condemned grave offense.
Moral discernment and adherence to dharmic standards—he articulates communal ethical judgment of wrongdoing.
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