Shloka 9
दूत-नीति, शुक-प्रसङ्गः
Envoy-Ethics and the Episode of Śuka
सुग्रीवंब्रूहिगत्वाशुराजानंवचनान्मम ।यथासन्देशमक्लीबंश्लक्ष्णयापरयागिरा ।।।।
sugrīvaṃ brūhi gatvāśu rājānaṃ vacanān mama |
yathā-sandeśam aklībaṃ ślakṣṇayā parayā girā ||
ನೀನು ಶೀಘ್ರವಾಗಿ ಹೋಗಿ ನನ್ನ ವಚನದಿಂದ ರಾಜ ಸುಗ್ರೀವನಿಗೆ ಹೇಳು; ನೀಡಿದ ಸಂದೇಶವನ್ನು ಯಥಾವಿಧಿ—ಅಕ್ಲೀಬನಾಗಿ, ನಿರ್ಭಯವಾಗಿ, ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಮೃದು ಮತ್ತು ಶ್ಲಕ್ಷ್ಣ ವಾಣಿಯಿಂದ ತಿಳಿಸು.
"Mighty king Ravana! the army also is spread all over ten yojanas. I have seen going round the sky. You ought to know the real situation at once."
FAQs
Ethics of speech: even adversarial diplomacy should be delivered with clarity, courage, and controlled gentleness rather than abuse or panic.
Rāvaṇa commissions Śuka to approach Sugrīva as a diplomatic envoy with a specific message.
Courage with courtesy: fearlessness (aklība) balanced by refined speech (ślakṣṇa gir).