Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 112, Shloka 3
पादुकाप्रदानम्
The Gift of the Sandals and Delegated Kingship
स धन्यो यस्य पुत्रौ द्वौ धर्मज्ञौ धर्मविक्रमौ।श्रुत्वा वयं हि सम्भाषामुभयोस्स्पृहयामहे।।2.112.3।।
sa dhanyo yasya putrau dvau dharmajñau dharmavikramau | śrutvā vayaṃ hi sambhāṣām ubhayoḥ spṛhayāmahe || 2.112.3 ||
Bem-aventurado, em verdade, é aquele cujos dois filhos conhecem o dharma e cuja valentia se firma no dharma; pois, ao ouvirmos a conversa de ambos, somos tomados de profunda admiração pelos dois.
On hearing their dialogue we are deeply drawn towards them, these two sons of king Dasaratha who was fortunate to have these practioners of righteousness and whose strength is dharma.
FAQs
Dharma is presented as both knowledge and power: true excellence is to understand righteousness and to let one’s strength be governed by it, not by impulse or ambition.
People present witness the noble exchange between Rāma and Bharata and praise Daśaratha’s fortune in having two dharma-centered sons.
Mutual reverence and dharmic restraint—both brothers display moral clarity and self-control, making their conduct worthy of admiration.