Shloka 31
सीतया लक्ष्मणप्रेषणम् — Sita urges Lakshmana to seek Rama
The crisis of the ‘distressed voice’
उपशृण्वन्तु मे सर्वे साक्षिभूता वनेचराः।।3.45.31।।न्यायवादी यथान्यायमुक्तोऽहं परुषं त्वया।
upaśṛṇvantu me sarve sākṣibhūtā vane-carāḥ | nyāyavādī yathā-nyāyam ukto 'haṃ paruṣaṃ tvayā ||3.45.31||
ขอให้เหล่าผู้อาศัยในพงไพรทั้งปวง ผู้เป็นพยาน จงฟังถ้อยคำของข้า ข้าพูดตามยุติธรรมโดยชอบธรรม แต่ท่านกลับกล่าวแก่ข้าด้วยวาจาหยาบคายและไม่เป็นธรรม
I speak what is just while you use harsh and unjust words. Let all beings who move in the forest bear witness.
FAQs
Alignment with nyāya and satya: one should speak in a just, truth-oriented manner and be accountable before witnesses (social/moral order).
Lakṣmaṇa publicly defends his integrity, calling the forest beings as witnesses against Sītā’s accusations.
Commitment to justice and truth—Lakṣmaṇa asserts that his stance is principled, not self-serving.