Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 1, Shloka 118
पम्पा
तीर-वर्णनम् / Rama’s Lament at Pampa and the Approach to Rishyamuka
प्रवृत्तिर्लभ्यतां तावत्तस्य पापस्य रक्षसः।ततो हास्यति वा सीतां निधनं वा गमिष्यति।।।।
pravṛttir labhyatāṃ tāvat tasya pāpasya rakṣasaḥ | tato hāsyati vā sītāṃ nidhanaṃ vā gamiṣyati ||
အရင်ဆုံး အပြစ်ကြီးသော ရက္ခသ၏ သတင်းနှင့် တည်နေရာကို ရှာဖွေတွေ့ရှိစေပါ; ထို့နောက် သူသည် စီတာကို ပြန်ပေးမည်၊ မဟုတ်လျှင် မိမိ၏ သေခြင်းသို့ သွားရောက်မည်။
'Once the whereabouts of that sinful demon are known he will either deliver Sita or die.
FAQs
Dharma acts intelligently: before punishment or rescue, one must seek accurate knowledge (pravṛtti) and then pursue justice decisively.
Lakshmana outlines a practical sequence—locate Ravana first; the outcome will be Sita’s return or Ravana’s destruction.
Strategic clarity (nīti): disciplined prioritization of intelligence-gathering to fulfill a righteous goal.