Shloka 4
राज्ञः शङ्का
प्रत्याख्यानम् (Daśaratha’s Objections to Sending Rāma) — Bala Kanda, Sarga 20
इमे शूराश्च विक्रान्ता भृत्या मेऽस्त्रविशारदा:।योग्या रक्षोगणैर्योद्धुं न रामं नेतुमर्हसि।।।।
ime śūrāś ca vikrāntā bhṛtyā me 'straviśāradāḥ | yogyā rakṣogaṇair yoddhuṁ na rāmaṁ netum arhasi ||
ਮੇਰੇ ਇਹ ਸੇਵਕ ਸ਼ੂਰਵੀਰ ਤੇ ਪਰਾਕ੍ਰਮੀ ਹਨ, ਅਸਤ੍ਰ-ਵਿਦਿਆ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਿਪੁਣ ਹਨ; ਰਾਖਸ਼ਸਾਂ ਦੇ ਟੋਲਿਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਯੁੱਧ ਕਰਨ ਯੋਗ ਹਨ। ਇਸ ਲਈ ਰਾਮ ਨੂੰ ਲੈ ਜਾਣਾ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਲਈ ਉਚਿਤ ਨਹੀਂ।
Here is the whole akshauhini (army) of which I am the lord and sustainer.Accompanied by the akshauhini I shall engage those rakshsasas in the battle.
FAQs
Guardianship as dharma: Daśaratha argues that trained protectors should bear the burden of violence, not a young prince—reflecting a duty to shield the vulnerable.
Daśaratha offers his elite warriors as an alternative to taking Rāma to the forest-sacrifice.
Prudence and protective care—he seeks a solution that preserves dharma without risking his son.