शब्दवेध्य-अनर्थः, ऋषिशापः, दशरथस्य प्राणत्यागः
The Sound-Target Tragedy, the Sage’s Curse, and Dasaratha’s Death
अतस्तु किं दुःखतरं यदहं जीवितक्षये।न हि पश्यामि धर्मज्ञं रामं सत्यपराक्रमम्।।।।
atas tu kiṃ duḥkhataraṃ yad ahaṃ jīvitakṣaye | na hi paśyāmi dharmajñaṃ rāmaṃ satyaparākramam ||
តើមានទុក្ខអ្វីធ្ងន់ធ្ងរជាងនេះទៀត—នៅចុងជីវិត ខ្ញុំមិនបានឃើញព្រះរាម អ្នកដឹងធម៌ ដែលពលកម្លាំងរបស់ព្រះអង្គตั้งលើសច្ចៈ។
Can there be a greater sorrow than that at the last moment of my life I am unable tosee my righteous and truthful son, Rama?
Dharma and satya are presented as Rama’s defining qualities; the verse treats righteousness and truth as the highest strength and the proper measure of a person.
Daśaratha laments that death is imminent, yet he cannot see Rama—exiled due to palace intrigue and the king’s prior boons.
Rama’s steadfast truth and dharmic discernment (dharmajñatā), portrayed as a moral power (parākrama) rather than mere physical might.
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