Shloka 4
आत्मवान्को जितक्रोधो द्युतिमान्कोऽनसूयक: ।कस्य बिभ्यति देवाश्च जातरोषस्य संयुगे ।।।।
ātmavān ko jitakrodho dyutimān ko ’nasūyakaḥ |
kasya bibhyati devāś ca jātarōṣasya saṃyuge ||
Sino ang may pagpipigil sa sarili? Sino ang nagapi ang galit? Sino ang marilag at walang inggit? At kaninong poot, kapag nag-alab sa digmaan, ay kinatatakutan maging ng mga diyos?
Who (among men) is self-restrained? Who has conquered anger? Who is endowed with brilliance and free from envy? Who is that when exited to wrath even the devatas, are afraid of (let alone foes)?
FAQs
The dharmic ideal integrates inner discipline (self-control, freedom from envy) with righteous strength: power is legitimate when governed by restraint and moral clarity.
At the opening of the epic, Nārada asks Vālmīki to identify a person who embodies the highest virtues—setting up Rāma as the exemplar.
Mastery of anger and envy alongside radiance and formidable righteous strength—an ethical ideal rather than mere martial prowess.