Shloka 1.9.16

ऋश्यशृङ्गानयनकथा — The Account of Bringing Ṛśyaśṛṅga (and the Remedy for Drought)

Devanagari script

वक्ष्यन्ति चिन्तयित्वा ते तस्योपायांश्च तत्क्षमान्।आनेष्यामो वयं विप्रं न च दोषो भविष्यति।। ।।

Transliteration

vakṣyanti cintayitvā te tasyopāyāṃś ca tatkṣamān | āneṣyāmo vayaṃ vipraṃ na ca doṣo bhaviṣyati ||

Translation

After reflecting, they said they would propose suitable means for that purpose: “We shall bring the brahmin sage, and no blame shall attach to us.”

Context

After thinking about the means to be employed to bring the rishi to the court, they told him they would bring the sage if they are not to blame (in case anything untowardhappens).

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• vipra (sage/brahmin)
• upāya
• doṣa (blame/fault)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma is concern for doṣa (moral fault): they seek a method that achieves the aim without ethical transgression, stressing right means along with right ends.

What is the narrative situation?

The emissaries negotiate conditions: they will proceed only after identifying a safe and acceptable strategy that avoids culpability.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Conscientiousness: they explicitly consider accountability and the ethics of method.