Shloka 7
अरण्यकाण्डे एकोनत्रिंशः सर्गः
Sarga 29: Rama’s Admonition to Khara and the Shattering of the Mace
न चिरं पापकर्माणः क्रूरा लोकजुगुप्सिताः।ऐश्वर्यं प्राप्य तिष्ठन्ति शीर्णमूला इव द्रुमाः।।।।
na ciraṃ pāpakarmāṇaḥ krūrā lokajugupsitāḥ |
aiśvaryaṃ prāpya tiṣṭhanti śīrṇamūlā iva drumāḥ ||
പാപകർമ്മം ചെയ്യുന്ന ക്രൂരരും ലോകം വെറുക്കുന്നവരുമായവർ ഐശ്വര്യം ലഭിച്ചാലും ദീർഘകാലം നിലനിൽക്കുകയില്ല—വേരുകൾ ചീഞ്ഞ വൃക്ഷങ്ങളെപ്പോലെ.
Cruel people, who are despised by the world for their sinful deeds, will not be prosperous for long just like trees with decayed roots.
FAQs
Power without dharma is unstable. Sin corrodes one’s foundation, so prosperity gained through wrongdoing cannot endure.
A moral warning is being given that cruel, sinful conduct leads to the collapse of one’s status, like a tree falling when its roots decay.
Dharma-grounded conduct—building one’s life on righteous foundations rather than cruelty and exploitation.