Shloka 40
त्र्यशीतितमः सर्गः (Sarga 83)
Hanumān Reports Sītā’s ‘Slaying’; Rāma Collapses; Lakṣmaṇa’s Counter-Discourse on Dharma and Artha
येषांनश्यत्ययंलोकश्चरतांधर्मचारिणाम् ।तेऽर्थास्त्वयि न दृश्यन्तेदुर्दिनेषुयथाग्रहाः ।।6.83.40।।
yeṣāṃ naśyaty ayaṃ lokaś caratāṃ dharmacāriṇām |
te 'rthās tvayi na dṛśyante durdineṣu yathā grahāḥ ||6.83.40||
អ្នកដែលដើរតាមធម៌យ៉ាងតឹងរឹង ក៏អាចបាត់បង់កិត្តិយសក្នុងលោកនេះបានដែរ; ប៉ុន្តែ ‘ទ្រព្យ’ ដូច្នោះ មិនឃើញមាននៅក្នុងអ្នកទេ—ដូចភពផ្កាយដែលលាក់ខ្លួននៅថ្ងៃមេឃពពកក្រាស់។
"Even if there is wealth if one renunciates wealth and follows dharma in this world they perish like planets on cloudy days."
FAQs
It highlights a tension: dharma may not yield visible worldly rewards. The Ramayana’s dharma ideal insists that truth and duty are to be upheld even when benefits are obscured.
Rāvaṇa argues that dharma-practice can lead to worldly diminishment, implying Rāma’s virtue has not produced ‘visible’ prosperity.
Perseverance in satya-dharma: continuing righteous conduct despite apparent loss.