Shloka 3
प्रमदावनविध्वंसः | The Devastation of the Pleasure-Garden
Ashoka Vatika
न साम रक्षस्सु गुणाय कल्पते न दानमर्थोपचितेषु युज्यते।न भेदसाध्या बलदर्पिता जनाः पराक्रमस्त्वेव ममेह रोचते।।।।
na sāma rakṣassu guṇāya kalpate na dānam arthopaciteṣu yujyate |
na bhedasādhyā baladarpitā janāḥ parākramas tv eva mam eha rocate ||
La conciliation n’apporte aucun bien parmi les rākṣasas, et les présents ne conviennent pas à ceux déjà gonflés de richesses. Les hommes ivres de puissance ne cèdent pas non plus à la division ; ici, seule la vaillance me paraît la voie efficace.
'With demons, negotiation is of no use. They are wealthy, they need no gifts. Proud of their stregth, the demons will not yield to dissension. I think only by using power it can be done.
FAQs
Dharma here is pragmatic righteousness: when peaceful means (conciliation, gifts, division) cannot restrain adharma-driven aggressors, protective force used with right intent becomes the appropriate instrument.
Hanumān, in Laṅkā after locating Sītā, reflects on how to proceed; he concludes that the rākṣasas will not be swayed by diplomacy and that strength will be required.
Strategic discernment (viveka) joined with courage (vīrya): Hanumān judges which means are effective and accepts the duty of force when needed.