Shloka 4
जामदग्न्यस्य विलापः, प्रतिज्ञा, क्षत्रिय-निग्रहः, दानयज्ञश्च
Jāmadagnya Rāma’s Lament, Vow, Kṣatriya Suppression, and Gifts
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ki nu te tatra vakṣyanti saciveṣu suhṛtsu ca | ayudhyamānaṃ dharmajñam ekaṃ hatvānapatrapāḥ ||
Rāma disse: “O que dirão eles ali, na presença de seus ministros e amigos, depois de matar um único homem—um que não revida, que conhece o dharma—sem o menor traço de vergonha? Ao derrubarem um justo indefeso, afastado da batalha, colherão apenas desonra, não honra.”
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse condemns the killing of a non-combatant righteous person as adharma: even if one can do it, it brings public dishonor and moral blame, especially before one’s own ministers and friends who witness or judge one’s conduct.
Rama rebukes the opposing side by pointing to the social and ethical consequences of their act: if they kill a lone man who is not fighting back and is known for dharma, they will have no defensible account to give in their own circles and will be seen as shameless.