Shloka 19
अवेक्षमाणश्चारेण प्रजा धर्मेण रञ्जयन् ।प्रजानां पालनं कुर्वन्नधर्मान्परिवर्जयन् ।।।।विश्रुतस्त्रिषु लोकेषु वदान्यस्सत्यसङ्गर: ।स तत्र पुरुषव्याघ्रश्शशास पृथिवीमिमाम् ।।।।
avekṣamāṇaś cāreṇa prajā dharmeṇa rañjayan |
prajānāṃ pālanaṃ kurvann adharmān parivarjayan ||
viśrutas triṣu lokeṣu vadānyaḥ satyasaṅgaraḥ |
sa tatra puruṣavyāghraḥ śaśāsa pṛthivīm imām ||
ព្រះองค์តែងសង្កេតតាមរយៈអ្នកស៊ើបការណ៍ និងទូត បម្រុងការពារប្រជាជន ធ្វើឲ្យពួកគេរីករាយដោយធម៌ ហើយជៀសវាងអធម៌។ ព្រះองค์ល្បីល្បាញក្នុងលោកទាំងបីថាជាអ្នកសប្បុរស និងមាំមួនក្នុងសច្ចៈ។ ព្រះបុរសព្យាឃ្រ នោះបានគ្រប់គ្រងផែនដីនេះនៅអយោធ្យា តាមរាជធម៌។
Accompanied by the ministers who were devoted to his welfare, adept in counselling, skilful, capable and loyal towards him, the king acquired glory like the rising Sun with luminous rays.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē bālakāṇḍē saptamassarga: ৷৷Thus ends the seventh sarga of Balakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
A king’s dharma is protective and moral: he must safeguard subjects (pālana), promote righteous living (dharmeṇa rañjayan), and actively avoid adharma; satya (truth) is presented as a binding vow of leadership.
The narration praises Daśaratha’s rule—his surveillance for security, his commitment to righteous administration, and his fame for generosity and truth.
Satyaniṣṭhā (steadfastness in truth) coupled with protective governance and the rejection of adharma.