Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 109, Shloka 1
सत्यधर्मप्रतिपादनम्
Rama’s Defense of Truth and Dharma in Reply to Jabali
जाबालेस्तु वचश्श्रुत्वा राम स्सत्यात्मनां वरः।उवाच परया भक्त्या स्वबुद्ध्या चाविपन्नया।।2.109.1।।
jābāles tu vacaḥ śrutvā rāmaḥ satyātmanāṃ varaḥ | uvāca parayā bhaktyā svabuddhyā cāvipannayā ||
Setelah mendengar ucapan Jābāli, Rāma—yang utama di antara para peneguh kebenaran—menjawab dengan bhakti yang mendalam, dituntun oleh buddhi-nya sendiri yang teguh dan tak tergoyahkan.
Hearing Jabali's words, Rama, the foremost among the truthful, gave a rejoinder, exercising his own judgment and firm conviction with due respect (to Jabali).
FAQs
Dharma is shown as disciplined discernment: one may disagree, yet respond with respect and steadiness, guided by clear judgment rather than impulse.
This verse transitions from Jābāli’s persuasive counsel to Rāma’s formal, principled rebuttal.
Rāma’s satya-niṣṭhā (commitment to truth) along with humility and composure in dialogue.