Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 35, Shloka 12
नूनं सर्वे गमिष्यामो मार्गं रामनिषेवितम्।त्यक्ताया बान्धवैः सर्वैर्ब्राह्मणैः साधुभिः सदा।।2.35.12।।का प्रीती राज्यलाभेन तव देवि भविष्यति। तादृशं त्वममर्यादं कर्म कर्तुं चिकीर्षसि।।2.35.13।।
nūnaṃ sarve gamiṣyāmo mārgaṃ rāmaniṣevitam | tyaktāyā bāndhavaiḥ sarvair brāhmaṇaiḥ sādhubhiḥ sadā ||2.35.12||
kā prītī rājyalābhena tava devi bhaviṣyati | tādṛśaṃ tvam amaryādaṃ karma kartuṃ cikīrṣasi ||2.35.13||
Certamente, todos seguiremos o caminho trilhado por Rāma. Abandonada para sempre por todos os parentes, pelos brâmanes e pelos virtuosos, que alegria te trará a conquista do reino, ó rainha? Por que desejas praticar um ato que viola os limites da honra?
All of us certainly will follow the path pursued by Rama. Abandoned by relatives, brahmins and virtuous men for all times, what pleasure will you derive by your lust for this kingdom? O Kaikeyi, why do you intend to trangress the limits of honour?
FAQs
Dharma is shown as communal alignment with righteousness: society follows the dharmic person (Rāma), and immoral gain yields isolation rather than happiness.
Sumantra tells Kaikeyī that everyone will follow Rāma into exile, and he questions what satisfaction she expects from kingship purchased by dishonour.
Rāma’s moral magnetism (people willingly follow his path), and Sumantra’s ethical clarity about the futility of unjust power.