Shloka 18
मधुवनभङ्गः
The Disruption of Madhuvana and Dadhimukha’s Complaint
ततो दधिमुख: क्रुद्धो वनपस्तत्र वानरः।हतं मधुवनं श्रुत्वा सान्त्वयामास तान् हरीन्।।5.62.18।।
tato dadhimukhaḥ kruddho vanapas tatra vānaraḥ | hataṃ madhuvanaṃ śrutvā sāntvayāmāsa tān harīn ||5.62.18||
അപ്പോൾ വാനരരുടെ വനപാലകനായ ദധിമുഖൻ മധുവനം നശിച്ചതെന്നു കേട്ട് ക്രുദ്ധനായി; എങ്കിലും അവൻ ആ വാനരരക്ഷകരെ ആശ്വാസവചനങ്ങളാൽ സാന്ത്വനപ്പെടുത്തി.
Then Dadhimukha, the guardian of the garden became furious on the vanaras. Having heard from the guards that the garden was destroyed, he said soothing words to them.
FAQs
Dharma in leadership balances righteous anger against wrongdoing with compassion toward those harmed; consolation and protection of subordinates is a duty.
After hearing the guards’ report, Dadhimukha becomes enraged at the destruction but first calms the distressed watchmen.
Dadhimukha’s protective leadership—steadiness, empathy, and responsible response.