Shloka 51
किष्किन्धाप्रवेशः—लक्ष्मणस्य कोपः, तारासान्त्वम्, सुग्रीवदर्शनम्
Lakshmana Enters Kishkindha: Anger, Tara’s Mediation, and Sugriva Encountered
न कोपकालः क्षितिपालपुत्रन चाति कोप स्स्वजने विधेयः।त्वदर्थकामस्य जनस्य तस्यप्रमादमप्यर्हसि वीर सोढुम्।।।।
na kopakālaḥ kṣitipālaputra na cāti kopaḥ svajane vidheyaḥ | tvadarthakāmasya janasya tasya pramādam apy arhasi vīra soḍhum ||
王子よ、今は怒りの時ではない。ましてや過ぎた怒りを身内に向けてはならぬ。汝の目的を果たそうと願う者には、勇者よ、過ちさえも耐え忍ぶべきである。
'O prince! this is not the time to get angry with your own people. He (Sugriva) is your friend and wishes to do your work. You should bear with him even if he makes a mistake.
FAQs
Dharma in leadership includes kṣamā (forbearance): anger must be restrained, especially toward allies and one’s own community.
Tārā pacifies Lakṣmaṇa, urging him not to rupture the alliance by harshness, since Sugrīva intends to serve Rāma’s objective.
Tārā’s diplomacy—she protects relationships and the larger dharmic goal by recommending patience and measured response.