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Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 63, Shloka 35

दशरथस्य शोकानुचिन्तनं शब्धवेधि-दोषस्मरणं च

Daśaratha’s grief, karmic reflection, and the remembered ‘śabdavedhī’ misdeed

Devanagari script

वृद्धै च मतापितरावहं चैकेषुणा हता।केन स्मनिहता स्सर्वे सुबालेनाकृतात्मना।।2.63.35।।

Transliteration

vṛddhau ca mātāpitarāv ahaṃ caikeṣuṇā hatāḥ | kena sma nihatāḥ sarve subālenākṛtātmanā || 2.63.35 ||

Translation

ພໍ່ແມ່ເຖົ້າຊະລາຂອງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ ແລະຂ້າພະເຈົ້າເອງ ປານດັ່ງຖືກສັງຫານດ້ວຍລູກສອນດອກດຽວ; ໃຜໜໍໄດ້ທຳລາຍພວກເຮົາທັງໝົດ—ເດັກນ້ອຍຜູ້ເບິ່ງຄື ‘ດີ’ ແຕ່ໃຈຍັງບໍ່ສຸກງອມ ແລະປະມາດ?

Word by Word

वृद्धैःwith the old (ones)

चand

माताmother

पितरौ(my) two parents/father-and-mother (dual)

अहम्I

चalso/and

एकेषुणाwith a single arrow

हताःkilled

केनby whom

स्मindeed/then (particle)

निहताःslain

सर्वेall (of us)

सुबालेनby a good boy

अकृतात्मनाby one of uncontrolled/ill-disposed mind

Context

'My aged parents along with me are killed by a single arrow. Who is that maliciousknave who has slain us?

Characters & Entities

Śravaṇa

mother

father

arrow

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

The verse stresses accountability: even a ‘well-born’ or ‘good’ person can commit adharma if action is driven by rashness and lack of discernment. Dharma requires restraint and certainty before harming.

What is the narrative situation?

Śravaṇa, still unaware of the archer’s identity, questions who has shot him, highlighting the disproportionate harm caused by a single mistaken act.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Moral discernment (viveka) by contrast: the verse implies that true goodness requires disciplined intention, not merely youth or reputation.