Shloka 26
राज्ञः शङ्का
प्रत्याख्यानम् (Daśaratha’s Objections to Sending Rāma) — Bala Kanda, Sarga 20
मारीचश्च सुबाहुश्च वीर्यवन्तौ सुशिक्षितौ।तयोरन्यतरेणाहं योध्दा स्यां ससुहृद्गण:।।।।
mārīcaś ca subāhuś ca vīryavantau suśikṣitau | tayor anyatareṇāhaṁ yoddhā syāṁ sasuhṛdgaṇaḥ ||
မာရီချနှင့် စုဗာဟု တို့သည် အင်အားကြီးမား၍ လေ့ကျင့်သင်ကြားကောင်းမွန်သူများ ဖြစ်ကြသည်။ ငါသည် ယုံကြည်ရသော မိတ်ဆွေများနှင့်အတူ သူတို့နှစ်ယောက်ထဲမှ တစ်ယောက်နှင့်တော့ တိုက်ခိုက်နိုင်သည်။
Maricha and Subahu not only possess prowess but also are experienced in warfare. Together with my group of friends I can combat with one of the two".
FAQs
A ruler’s dharma includes offering personal service and protection to uphold sacred rites and public order. Daśaratha proposes fulfilling that duty himself rather than risking Rāma.
Daśaratha identifies the chief disruptors (Marīca and Subāhu) and argues he can confront one of them with his own supporters, implying Rāma need not go.
Royal resolve and accountability: Daśaratha presents himself as willing to take the burden of combat, reflecting kingly responsibility.