सुमन्त्रस्य कैकेयी-निन्दा
Sumantra’s Reproof of Kaikeyi in the Royal Assembly
स राज्यं राघवः पातु भव त्वं विगतज्वरा।न हि ते राघवादन्यः क्षमः पुरवरे वसेत्।।2.35.34।।
sa rājyaṃ rāghavaḥ pātu bhava tvaṃ vigata-jvarā | na hi te rāghavād anyaḥ kṣamaḥ puravare vaset ||2.35.34||
Que ese Rāghava proteja el reino; y tú, queda libre de la fiebre de la agitación. Pues en esta excelsa ciudad no hay otro que Rāma digno de morar como soberano.
Therefore, let Rama potect this kingdom. Be relieved of mental afflictions. There is no other person in this excellent city more competent than Rama to rule this kingdom.
Rajadharma: the kingdom should be protected by the most competent and rightful heir; personal agitation should not override public welfare.
Sumantra urges Kaikeyi to accept Rama as protector of the realm and to abandon her distress-driven insistence on exile.
Rama’s fitness to rule—self-control, capability, and legitimacy as heir—is foregrounded.
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