Shloka 8
रामक्रोधवर्णनम्
Lakshmana’s Counsel to the Enraged Rama
एकस्य तु विमर्धोऽयं न द्वयोर्वदतांवर।।।।न हि वृत्तं हि पश्यामि बलस्य महतः पदम्।
ekasya tu vimardho ’yaṃ na dvayor vadatāṃvara |
na hi vṛttaṃ hi paśyāmi balasya mahataḥ padam ||
โอ ผู้กล่าววาจาอันประเสริฐ การปะทะนี้ดูประหนึ่งมีเพียงฝ่ายเดียว มิใช่สองฝ่าย; เพราะข้าพเจ้าไม่เห็นรอยเท้าหรือร่องรอยของกองทัพใหญ่ ณ ที่นี้เลย
O prince, this place is damaged by the hooves of the horses and the rims of the chariot. It is soaked with drops of blood.Very dreadful must have been the fight here.
FAQs
Dharma requires accurate assessment; one should not escalate to mass violence when evidence indicates a limited conflict.
Lakṣmaṇa infers from the lack of army-tracks that the fight was not between two armies, but likely involved a single principal combatant.
Analytical clarity—using reasoned inference to guide righteous action.