Shloka 6
दूत-नीति, शुक-प्रसङ्गः
Envoy-Ethics and the Episode of Śuka
बलंचामाकाशमावृत्यसर्वतोदशयोजनम् ।तत्त्वभूतंमहाराज क्षिप्रंवेदितुमर्हसि ।।।।
balaṃ cām ākāśam āvṛtya sarvato daśa-yojanam |
tattva-bhūtaṃ mahārāja kṣipraṃ veditum arhasi ||
സൈന്യം എല്ലാടവും വ്യാപിച്ച് പത്തു യോജനവരെ ആകാശം മൂടുന്നതുപോലെ തോന്നുന്നു. മഹാരാജാവേ, യഥാർത്ഥ സ്ഥിതി നീ ഉടൻ അറിഞ്ഞിരിക്കേണ്ടതാണ്.
"Having heard the lamentation, Rama said to the Vanaras" Do not kill him. Set him free as he had come as an envoy."৷৷ ইত্যার্ষেবাল্মীকীযেশ্রীমদ্রামাযণেআদিকাব্যেযুদ্ধকাণ্ডেবিংশস্সর্গঃ ৷৷This is the end of the twentieth sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.
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Satya (truth) in counsel: a ruler must face accurate information and respond responsibly, rather than denying reality.
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Prudence in governance: timely awareness and decision-making based on facts.