Shloka 5
चित्रकूटे सैन्यधूलिशब्ददर्शनम्
Alarm at Chitrakūṭa: Lakṣmaṇa sights the approaching army
स तं सैन्यसमुद्धूतं शब्दं शुश्राव राघवः।तां श्च विप्रद्रुतान्सर्वान्यूथपानन्ववैक्षत।।2.96.5।।
sa taṃ sainya-samuddhūtaṃ śabdaṃ śuśrāva rāghavaḥ | tāṃś ca vipradrutān sarvān yūthapān anvavaikṣata || 2.96.5 ||
రాఘవుడు సేన వల్ల లేచిన ఆ మహాశబ్దాన్ని విని, ఆ యూథనాయకులందరినీ వేగంగా పారిపోతూ చూశాడు।
Having slain Bharata and his army in this great forest, I shall doubtless discharge my debt to my arrows and bow.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē ayōdhyākāṇḍē ṣaṇṇavatitamassargaḥ.Thus ends the ninetysixth sarga in Ayodhyakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
Dharma here aligns with discernment: Rama does not act blindly; he first listens and observes, modeling the righteous habit of gathering facts before deciding.
Rama detects an approaching force by sound and by the behavior of fleeing animals.
Prudence and attentiveness (careful perception before response).