Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 2, Shloka 10
द्वितीयः सर्गः — श्लोकप्रादुर्भावः
The Manifestation of the Śloka
तस्मात्तु मिथुनादेकं पुमांसं पापनिश्चय: ।जघान वैरनिलयो निषादस्तस्य पश्यत: ।।1.2.10।।
tasmāt tu mithunād ekaṃ pumāṃsaṃ pāpaniścayaḥ |
jaghāna vairanilayo niṣādas tasya paśyataḥ ||1.2.10||
ထို့နောက် အပြစ်ကိုဆုံးဖြတ်ထားသော စိတ်ကြမ်းတမ်းသည့် နိသာဒ မုဆိုးသည် ထိုအတွဲထဲမှ အထီးတစ်ကောင်ကို အခြားတစ်ကောင်၏ မျက်စိရှေ့တင် သတ်ဖြတ်လိုက်သည်။
A sinful and cruel-hearted hunter struck down the male bird of the pair in his very presence.
FAQs
Unprovoked violence—especially against beings engaged in natural, harmless life (a bonded pair)—is adharma; cruelty (vaira) and sinful intention (pāpa-niścaya) are marked as ethically blameworthy.
A hunter shoots and kills the male of a krauñca pair, setting up the scene that will awaken Vālmīki’s compassion and lead to the first śloka.
By contrast to the hunter’s cruelty, the episode prepares for the sage’s virtue of karuṇā (compassion) and moral sensitivity to suffering.