सत्यपाशः
Kaikeyi’s Demand and the Noose of the King’s Promise
धर्मबन्धेन बध्दोऽस्मि नष्टा च मम चेतना।ज्येष्ठं पुत्रं प्रियं रामं द्रष्टुमिच्छामि धार्मिकम्।।।।
dharma-bandhena baddho ’smi naṣṭā ca mama cetanā |
jyeṣṭhaṃ putraṃ priyaṃ rāmaṃ draṣṭum icchāmi dhārmikam ||
ខ្ញុំត្រូវបានចងក្រងដោយចំណងធម៌ ហើយស្មារតីដឹងច្បាស់របស់ខ្ញុំក៏រលាយបាត់។ ខ្ញុំប្រាថ្នាចង់ឃើញព្រះរាម ព្រះរាជបុត្រច្បងដ៏ជាទីស្រឡាញ់ អ្នកប្រកបដោយធម៌។
I am bound by bond of righteousness. My intellect is destroyed. I wish to see my beloved, virtuous firstborn, Rama.
Dharma is portrayed as a binding force—Daśaratha feels compelled by righteousness and truthfulness, even when it breaks him emotionally.
Under Kaikeyī’s demands, Daśaratha confesses his moral bondage and asks to see Rāma.
Truth-bound integrity: Daśaratha’s sense of obligation to dharma (and his word) overrides personal desire and peace.