Shloka 79
शरत्प्रवेशे रामविलापः तथा सुग्रीवप्रमादे लक्ष्मणप्रेषणम्
Autumn’s Onset: Rama’s Lament and Lakshmana Sent to Sugriva
सामात्यपरिषत्क्रीडन्पानमेवोपसेवते।शोकदीनेषु नास्मासु सुग्रीवः कुरुते दयाम्।।
sāmātyapariṣatkrīḍan pānam evopasevate |
śokadīneṣu nāsmāsu sugrīvaḥ kurute dayām ||
मंत्रियों और सभासदों से घिरा सुग्रीव क्रीड़ा करता हुआ केवल मदिरापान में ही लीन रहता है। हम शोक से क्लान्त हैं, फिर भी वह हम पर दया नहीं करता॥
'Sporting with the council of ministers surrounding him, resorting to drinking, he shows no compassion to us feeling wretched with grief.
FAQs
Those in power must not abandon compassion and duty for indulgence; leadership without dayā (mercy) becomes adharma.
Lakshmana describes Sugriva’s revelry and neglect of Rama’s sorrow, intensifying the case for confronting him.
Compassionate responsibility—sensitivity to the suffering of allies.