Valmiki Ramayana 2.49.17: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 49, Shloka 17
एकोनपञ्चाशः सर्गः (Sarga 49): Rāma’s Night Journey Beyond Kosala and the Charioteer Address
राजर्षीणां हि लोकेऽस्मिन् रत्यर्थं मृगया वने ।
काले कृतां तां मनुजैर्घन्विनामभिकाङ्क्षिताम् ॥१७॥
rājarṣīṇāṁ hi loke ’smin ratyarthaṁ mṛgayā vane |
kāle kṛtāṁ tāṁ manujair dhanvinām abhikāṅkṣitām ||17||
ເພາະໃນໂລກນີ້ ພຣະຣາຊະຣິສີທັງຫຼາຍກະທໍາການລ່າສັດໃນປ່າເພື່ອຄວາມສຸກ ໃນການເວລາອັນສົມຄວນ; ນີ້ແມ່ນກິດຈະກໍາທີ່ນັກທະນູປາຖະໜາ ແລະຕໍ່ມາມະນຸດອື່ນໆກໍໄດ້ຮັບເອົາໄປປະພຶດຕາມ.
In this world, hunting in the woods is a pleasure for royal sages and is greatly sought after by bowmen. This was later resorted to by others.
FAQs
Dharma is contextual propriety: actions are judged by role and timing (kāla). Rama highlights that even sanctioned royal practices are meant to be regulated, not indiscriminate.
Rama explains the cultural background of hunting as a regulated royal sport, valued by archers and imitated by others.
Discernment (viveka)—Rama distinguishes between tradition, proper timing, and personal desire.
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