Valmiki Ramayana 2.75.57: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 75, Shloka 57
अयोध्याकाण्डे पञ्चसप्ततितमः सर्गः
Sarga 75: Bharata and Kausalya · Reproach, Oaths, and Reconciliation
तुर्ष्णार्तं सति पानीये विप्रलम्भेन योजयेत् ।
लभेत तस्य यत्पापं यस्यार्योऽनुमते गतः ॥५७॥
tṛṣṇārtaṃ sati pānīye vipralambhena yojayet |
labheta tasya yat pāpaṃ yasya āryo 'numate gataḥ ||57||
ขอผู้นั้น—ผู้ซึ่งด้วยความยินยอมของเขาทำให้พี่น้องผู้ประเสริฐของข้าถูกเนรเทศ—จงได้รับบาปของผู้ที่แม้น้ำมีอยู่ ก็ยังหลอกลวงผู้ทุกข์ทรมานด้วยความกระหายอย่างโหดร้าย และวางอุบายกีดกันมิให้ได้ความชุ่มเย็น
May the one who counselled the exile of my esteemed brother acquire the sin in the same way a person who in possession of water does not give it to one suffering fromthirst acquires it!
FAQs
Withholding essential aid through deception is a direct violation of compassion and truth; dharma demands honest help when one has the capacity to relieve suffering.
Bharata equates the exile’s sanction with a calculated cruelty: denying water to the thirsty despite possessing it.
Empathy and straightforwardness (satya): Bharata condemns not only harm but the deceitful intention behind it.
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