Shloka 23
सीताया धर्मोपदेशः—शस्त्रसंयोगदोषकथा
Sita’s Counsel on Dharma and the Peril of Weapon-Association
ततस्सरौद्रेऽभिरतः प्रमत्तोऽधर्मकर्शितः।।3.9.23।।तस्य शस्त्रस्य संवासाज्जगाम नरकं मुनिः।
tatas sa raudre ’bhirataḥ pramatto ’dharmakarśitaḥ | tasya śastrasya saṃvāsāj jagāma narakaṃ muniḥ ||
പിന്നീട് രൗദ്രതയിൽ ആസക്തനായി, അശ്രദ്ധനായി, അധർമം വലിച്ചിഴയ്ക്കുമ്പോൾ, ആ മുനി—ആ ആയുധസംഗം മൂലം—നരകത്തെ പ്രാപിച്ചു.
By association with the sword, he developed a violent attitude. And in that habitual state of excitement he was dragged into unrighteous ways which (ultimately) took him to hell.
FAQs
The verse teaches moral causality: sustained intimacy with violence can cultivate adharma, leading to spiritual ruin.
The exemplum reaches its grim outcome: the sage’s violent habituation culminates in downfall.
Non-violence and vigilance of mind are implied virtues—showing what happens when they are lost.