अयोध्याकाण्डे त्रयोदशः सर्गः | Kaikeyi Presses the Boons; Dasaratha’s Lament and Collapse
विशुद्धभावस्य सुदुष्टभावाताम्रेक्षणस्याश्रुकलस्य राज्ञः।श्रुत्वा विचित्रं करुणं विलापंभर्तुर्नृशंसा न चकार वाक्यम्।।।।
viśuddha-bhāvasya suduṣṭa-bhāvā tāmrīkṣaṇasyāśru-kalasya rājñaḥ | śrutvā vicitraṃ karuṇaṃ vilāpaṃ bhartur nṛśaṃsā na cakāra vākyam ||
清らかな心の王である夫が、涙に濡れ赤くなった眼で、さまざまに哀れな嘆きを洩らすのを聞いても、邪な意を抱くその無慈悲な女は、夫の言葉に従わなかった。
The king with a clean heart, whose eyes had been rendered red with weeping wailed piteously. Even after hearing it, that malicious woman full of wicked thoughts did not act upon his word.
Dharma is contrasted with adharma through compassion: refusing a righteous plea despite evident suffering is portrayed as moral hardness.
Daśaratha weeps and pleads; Kaikeyī remains unmoved and does not accept his request.
Daśaratha’s sincerity and emotional truthfulness versus Kaikeyī’s lack of compassion.
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