Shloka 8
शूर्पणखाया रावणं प्रति नीत्युपदेशः
Surpanakha’s Political Admonition to Ravana
त्वन्तु बालस्वभावश्च बुद्धिहीनश्च राक्षस।ज्ञातव्यन्तु न जानीषे कथं राजा भविष्यसि।।।।
tvaṃ tu bāla-svabhāvaś ca buddhi-hīnaś ca rākṣasa | jñātavyaṃ tu na jānīṣe kathaṃ rājā bhaviṣyasi ||
แต่ท่านนะ โอ้รากษส มีสันดานเด็กและขาดปัญญา สิ่งที่ควรรู้ก็ยังไม่รู้ แล้วท่านจะเป็นกษัตริย์ได้อย่างไร
O demon ! you are childish and foolish. You do not even know what ought to be known. How can you rule as a king?
FAQs
Rajadharma requires knowledge, self-control, and discernment; without understanding what must be known, one is unfit to rule responsibly.
Śūrpaṇakhā rebukes Rāvaṇa, criticizing his lack of judgment and warning that such immaturity undermines kingship.
Prudence and intellectual discernment (buddhi) as essential virtues for a ruler.