Shloka 13
कृतघ्ननिन्दा तथा सुग्रीवप्रबोधनम्
Condemnation of Ingratitude and Admonition of Sugriva
अनार्यस्त्वं कृतघ्नश्च मिथ्यावादी च वानर।पूर्वं कृतार्थो रामस्य न तत्प्रतिकरोषि यत्।।।।
anāryas tvaṃ kṛtaghnaś ca mithyāvādī ca vānara |
pūrvaṃ kṛtārtho rāmasya na tat pratikaroṣi yat ||
Wahai Vānara! Dengan pertolongan Rāma engkau telah mencapai hajatmu, namun engkau tidak membalas budi-Nya. Engkau tidak mulia, tidak mengenang jasa, dan lidahmu berdusta.
'Rama is illustrious, compassionate and great. He has granted the kingdom to you, to one who is a sinner and an evil-minded person.
FAQs
Kṛtajñatā (gratitude) and repayment of help are integral to dharma; taking benefit and refusing reciprocation is condemned as anārya conduct and a breach of satya.
Lakṣmaṇa confronts Sugrīva for enjoying kingship obtained with Rāma’s help while delaying the promised search for Sītā.
Truth-speaking and loyalty to obligations, highlighted through Lakṣmaṇa’s insistence that promises must be honored.