Shloka 19
त्र्यशीतितमः सर्गः (Sarga 83)
Hanumān Reports Sītā’s ‘Slaying’; Rāma Collapses; Lakṣmaṇa’s Counter-Discourse on Dharma and Artha
धर्मेणोपलभेद्धर्ममधर्मंचाप्यधर्मतः ।यद्यधर्मेणयुज्येयुर्येष्वधर्मःप्रतिष्ठितः ।।6.83.19।।यदिधर्मेणवियुज्येरन्नधर्मरुचयोजनाः ।धर्मेणचरतांधर्मंचैषांधर्मफलंभवेत् ।।6.83.20।।
dharmeṇopalabhed dharmam adharmaṃ cāpy adharmataḥ |
yady adharmeṇa yujyeyur yeṣv adharmaḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ ||6.83.19||
ധർമ്മത്തിലൂടെ ധർമ്മം ലഭിക്കുന്നു; അധർമ്മത്തിലൂടെ അധർമ്മവും. അധർമ്മം ഉറച്ചവരായി നിലകൊള്ളുന്നവർ അധർമ്മത്തോടു ചേർന്നാൽ, അവരുടെ ഗതിയും അതേ തത്ത്വം അനുസരിക്കും.
"O gentle Jambavan! The terrifying sound of weapons is heard. Surely Hanuman has done a difficult task."
FAQs
Moral causality is reaffirmed: dharma is attained through dharmic conduct, while adharma accrues through adharmic conduct—means and ends are ethically continuous.
A rebuttal within a debate: the text pivots from ‘dharma is meaningless’ to a karma-based account where actions shape outcomes.
Moral clarity (viveka): distinguishing right means from wrong means and insisting that conduct matters.