Shloka 4
शततमः सर्गः — Rāma Questions Bharata on Rājadharma
Governance, Counsel, and Public Welfare
क्व नु तेऽभूत्पिता तात यदरण्यं त्वमागतः।न हि त्वं जीवतस्तस्य वनमागन्तुमर्हसि।।।।
kva nu te ’bhūt pitā tāta yad araṇyaṃ tvam āgataḥ | na hi tvaṃ jīvatas tasya vanam āgantum arhasi ||
പ്രിയ താത, നിന്റെ പിതാവ് എവിടെയുണ്ട്, നീ വനത്തിലേക്ക് വന്നത് എന്തുകൊണ്ട്? അദ്ദേഹം ജീവിച്ചിരിക്കെ നിനക്ക് അരണ്യത്തിലേക്ക് വരുന്നത് യുക്തമല്ല.
O dear, now that you have come to the forest, where is our father king Dasaratha? You ought not come to the forest while he is living.
FAQs
Respect for familial and royal order: a prince should not abandon his duties and come to the forest while the king-father is alive, unless compelled by grave cause.
Rāma, surprised to see Bharata in the forest, infers something has happened at court and asks about their father Daśaratha.
Sense of propriety (maryādā) and concern for rightful order within family and state.