Shloka 4
श्रीमद्रामायणकथासङ्क्षेपः / The Ramayana in Synopsis
Narada’s Summary to Valmiki
आत्मवान्को जितक्रोधो द्युतिमान्कोऽनसूयक: ।कस्य बिभ्यति देवाश्च जातरोषस्य संयुगे ।।।।
ātmavān ko jitakrodho dyutimān ko ’nasūyakaḥ |
kasya bibhyati devāś ca jātarōṣasya saṃyuge ||
តើអ្នកណាមានអត្តសម្បទា គ្រប់គ្រងខ្លួនឯងបាន? អ្នកណាឈ្នះកំហឹង? អ្នកណាភ្លឺរលោង និងគ្មានចិត្តច្រណែន? ហើយអ្នកណា ដែលពេលកំហឹងកើតឡើងក្នុងសមរភូមិ សូម្បីតែទេវតាក៏ភ័យខ្លាច?
Who (among men) is self-restrained? Who has conquered anger? Who is endowed with brilliance and free from envy? Who is that when exited to wrath even the devatas, are afraid of (let alone foes)?
FAQs
The dharmic ideal integrates inner discipline (self-control, freedom from envy) with righteous strength: power is legitimate when governed by restraint and moral clarity.
At the opening of the epic, Nārada asks Vālmīki to identify a person who embodies the highest virtues—setting up Rāma as the exemplar.
Mastery of anger and envy alongside radiance and formidable righteous strength—an ethical ideal rather than mere martial prowess.