Shloka 13
स्वयंप्रभा-संवादः
Svayamprabha’s Dialogue with the Vanaras
साध्वत्र प्रविशामेति मया तूक्ताः प्लवङ्गमाः।तेषामपि हि सर्वेषामनुमानमुपागतम्।।।।
sādhu atra praviśāmeti mayā tūktāḥ plavaṅgamāḥ | teṣām api hi sarveṣām anumānam upāgatam ||
«C’est juste : entrons ici», dis-je aux plavaṅgama ; et, en vérité, la même déduction s’imposa à eux tous.
'I suggested to the fellow-monkeys to enter this cave, inferring that there would be water and all of them came to the same conclusion.
FAQs
Dharma includes responsible leadership: proposing a course that is ‘sādhu’ (proper) and grounded in shared, truthful inference rather than impulse.
A leader recommends entering the cave, and the whole group independently reaches the same conclusion.
Leadership through reasoned counsel and consensus-building.