Shloka 3
मārkaṇḍeya-ukta yuddha-vyūha-pratyavyūhaḥ
Battle Formations and Countermeasures in the Rāmopākhyāna
न किंचिदीड्यं प्रवदन्ति पाप॑ वनेचरं वा गृहमेधिनं वा । तपस्विनं सम्परिपूर्णविद्यं भषन्ति हैवं श्वनरा: सुवीर,“अच्छे लोग पूजनीय, तपस्वी तथा पूर्ण विद्वान् पुरुषके प्रति भले ही वह वनवासी हो या गृहस्थ कोई अनुचित बात नहीं कहते हैं। जयद्रथ! मनुष्योंमें जो तेरे-जैसे कुत्ते हैं, वे ही इस तरह भूँका करते हैं
na kiñcid īḍyaṃ pravadanti pāpā vane-caraṃ vā gṛha-medhinaṃ vā | tapasvinaṃ samparipūrṇa-vidyaṃ bhaṣanti haivaṃ śva-narāḥ su-vīra ||
Vaiśampāyana said: The wicked speak nothing worthy of praise. Whether a man dwells in the forest or keeps a household, if he is an ascetic and perfected in learning, the good do not address him with improper words. O brave one—only men who are like dogs bark in this manner, as you do.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Right speech is a mark of the good: one should not speak improperly to a learned ascetic, regardless of whether he lives as a forest-dweller or a householder. Harsh, contemptuous speech is portrayed as the behavior of the wicked—'dog-like' people.
In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, a rebuke is directed at Jayadratha: his manner of speaking is condemned as abusive and ignoble, contrasting him with 'good people' who maintain reverence and restraint toward virtuous, learned ascetics.