Shloka 6.83.25

त्र्यशीतितमः सर्गः (Sarga 83) — Hanumān Reports Sītā’s ‘Slaying’; Rāma Collapses; Lakṣmaṇa’s Counter-Discourse on Dharma and Artha

Devanagari script

यदिसत्स्यात्सतांमुख्यनासत्स्यत्तवकिञ्चन ।त्वयायदीदृशंप्राप्तंतस्मात्सन्नोपपद्यते ।।6.83.25।।

Transliteration

yadi sat syāt satāṃ mukhya nāsat syāt tava kiñcana | tvayā yad īdṛśaṃ prāptaṃ tasmāt san nopapadyate ||6.83.25||

Translation

If goodness truly governed outcomes, O foremost among the good, then not even the slightest evil should have befallen you. Since you have met with such suffering, it seems that ‘the good’ does not consistently hold true as a rule of results.

Context

"O foremost among the victorious! To you, who are a jewel no evil should accrue. Since such difficulty has been faced by you, the fact that good actions result in good destiny is not true."

Characters & Entities

• Rāma

FAQs

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

It interrogates the assumed link between virtue (sat/dharma) and favorable outcomes, suggesting that lived experience can appear to contradict moral causality.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma, despite exemplary virtue, has endured severe hardship; the speaker uses this as evidence to challenge simplistic ‘good leads to good’ expectations.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Empathic indignation on behalf of a righteous person, combined with philosophical rigor.