Valmiki Ramayana 2.13.24 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 13, Shloka 24
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 ||
ពេលនាងបានឮព្រះស្វាមី—ព្រះរាជាដែលមានចិត្តបរិសុទ្ធ—យំរំលែកយ៉ាងចម្លែកនិងគួរឲ្យអាណិតជាច្រើនបែប ភ្នែកក្រហមពោរទឹកភ្នែក នារីចិត្តអាក្រក់ និងចិត្តរឹងមាំនោះ មិនបានអនុវត្តតាមព្រះបន្ទូលស្វាមីឡើយ។
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.
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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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