Valmiki Ramayana 2.28.7: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 28, Shloka 7
सीतानिवर्तनप्रयत्नः · Rama’s Attempt to Dissuade Sita from Forest Exile
गिरिनिर्झरसम्भूता गिरिकन्दर वासिनाम् ।
सिंहानां निनदा दुःखा श्श्रोतुं दुःखमतो वनम् ॥७॥
girinirjharasambhūtā girikandaravāsinām |
siṃhānāṃ ninadā duḥkhāḥ śrotuṃ duḥkham ato vanam ||7||
Os sons—nascidos das quedas-d’água das montanhas e dos rugidos dos leões que habitam grutas rochosas—são dolorosos e aterradores de ouvir; por isso, a vida na floresta é sofrimento.
It is frightening to hear the sounds of waterfalls and the roar of lions living in the mountain caves. Therefore forest life is painful (fearful).
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Dharma includes responsible foresight: one must consider not only ideals but the concrete conditions that can undermine safety and composure.
Rāma illustrates forest hardship through sensory realities—terrifying natural sounds and predators—strengthening his argument.
Protective discernment—Rāma anticipates the psychological strain Sītā may face.
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