Shloka 10
दधिमुख
विज्ञापनम् / Dadhimukha Reports the Madhuvana Incident
एवमेते हताश्शूरास्त्वयि तिष्ठति भर्तरि।कृत्स्नं मधुवनं चैव प्रकामं तैः प्रभक्ष्यते।।।।
evam ete hatāḥ śūrāḥ tvayi tiṣṭhati bhartari | kṛtsnaṃ madhuvanaṃ caiva prakāmaṃ taiḥ prabhakṣyate ॥5.63.10॥
നീ ഭർത്താവായി നിലകൊള്ളുമ്പോഴും, ആ ശൂരന്മാർ കാവൽക്കാരെ തകർത്തു, തങ്ങളുടെ ഇഷ്ടപ്രകാരം മുഴുവൻ മധുവനവും പ്രാകാമമായി ഭക്ഷിച്ചു.
These heroes struck that way devoured the Madhuvanam on the earth at their will and devoured the honey even when you are there as king.
FAQs
Even the powerful must respect lawful boundaries; dharma includes honoring the king’s order and the rights of protected spaces, not acting purely ‘at will’ (prakāmaṃ).
Dadhimukha reports that the returning vanara heroes have forcibly consumed the royal honey-grove despite Sugrīva’s kingship.
Dadhimukha’s duty-consciousness and loyalty to his charge (guardianship of Madhuvana) are emphasized.