Valmiki Ramayana 1.30.19: Bala Kanda, Sarga 30, Shloka 19
सिद्धाश्रम
यज्ञरक्षणम् · Protection of Viśvāmitra’s Sacrifice at Siddhāśrama
पश्य लक्ष्मण शीतेषुं मानवं धर्मसंहितम् ।
मोहयित्वा नयत्येनं न च प्राणैर्व्ययुज्यत ॥१९॥
paśya lakṣmaṇa śīteṣuṃ mānavaṃ dharmasaṃhitam |
mohayitvā nayaty enaṃ na ca prāṇair vyayujyat ||19||
लक्ष्मण, देख यह तीर क्या करता है। यह इंसान का काम करता है और धरम के हिसाब से चलता है। इसने मारीच को पागल कर दिया है और उसे ले जा रहा है, लेकिन जान नहीं ली।
"O Lakshmana! behold this Manavaastra associated with righteousness employing a cool arrow, which carries him away by making him unconscious and yet not taking his life.
FAQs
Dharma is expressed as proportionate, restrained power—stopping wrongdoing while preserving life when killing is not required for protection.
After incapacitating Mārīca, Rāma explains to Lakṣmaṇa that the weapon is dharma-aligned because it disables without killing.
Merciful discernment: Rāma values protection and correction over needless destruction.
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