Shloka 35
Sāvitrī-Upākhyāna: Dyumatsena’s Restoration and the Return to Kāmyaka
Conclusion
अपि राज्यमयोध्यायां कारयिष्याम्यहं पुनः । निहत्य समरे शत्रूनाहत्य जनकात्मजाम्
api rājyam ayodhyāyāṁ kārayiṣyāmy ahaṁ punaḥ | nihatya samare śatrūn āhatya janakātmajām
マールカンデーヤは語った。「わたしはアヨーディヤーに王国をふたたび打ち立てよう。戦場にて敵を討ち滅ぼしたのち、ジャナカの娘に害を加えることなく、正当にわがものなるものを回復する。」この一句はダルマにかなう決意を示す。侵害者に対しては正義の戦いによって勝利と政権の復興を求めるが、無辜の者—とりわけ咎なき姫シーター—には決して手を触れてはならぬ。
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames righteous kingship as restoration of order through legitimate combat against enemies, while strictly avoiding harm to the innocent—here emphasized by the vow not to harm Janaka’s daughter (Sītā).
Mārkaṇḍeya, while recounting a Rāmāyaṇa-linked episode within the Vana Parva, voices (or reports) a resolve to re-establish rule in Ayodhyā after defeating foes in battle, explicitly declaring that Sītā will not be harmed.