Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 40, Shloka 46
प्रयाणवर्णनम्
Departure from Ayodhya; Civic Lament and the Chariot’s Urgency
तिष्ठेति राजा चुक्रोश याहि याहीति राघवः।सुमन्त्रस्य बभूवात्मा चक्रयोरिव चान्तरा।।।।
tiṣṭheti rājā cukrośa yāhi yāhīti rāghavaḥ |
sumantrasya babhūv ātmā cakrayor iva cāntarā ||
ဘုရင်က “ရပ်ပါ၊ ရပ်ပါ!” ဟု အော်ဟစ်သော်လည်း ရာဃဝ (ရာမ) က “သွားပါ၊ သွားပါ!” ဟု ဆို၏။ စုမန်ထရ၏ စိတ်သည် လှည်းဘီးနှစ်လုံးကြားတွင် ပိတ်မိသကဲ့သို့ ဖြစ်နေ၏။
The king cried, 'Stay, Stay', while Rama said 'Go on, Go on'. Sumantra's mind was caught as if in between two wheels.
FAQs
The verse illustrates dharma-saṅkaṭa (conflict of obligations): Sumantra must navigate competing authorities—kingly command versus Rāma’s righteous resolve.
As the chariot departs, Daśaratha orders it to stop, but Rāma orders it to proceed; Sumantra is torn.
Rāma’s steadfastness (dhṛti) in pursuing his vow, and Sumantra’s conscientiousness under pressure.