सत्यधर्मप्रतिपादनम्
Rama’s Defense of Truth and Dharma in Reply to Jabali
सत्यमेवानृशंसं च राजवृत्तं सनातनम्।तस्मात्सत्यात्मकं राज्यं सत्ये लोकः प्रतिष्ठितः।।2.109.10।।
satyam evānṛśaṃsaṃ ca rājavṛttaṃ sanātanam | tasmāt satyātmakaṃ rājyaṃ satye lokaḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ ||
سچ ہی اور اَنृشंसَتا (بے رحمی سے پاک کرُونا) ہی راج دھرم کی سناتن ریت ہے۔ اس لیے راجیہ کو سچ پر قائم ہونا چاہیے؛ جگت کی پرتिष्ठا بھی سچ ہی پر ہے۔
Truth and non-violence are the perpetual principles of kings. Therefore, a kingdom is based on truth. This world is firmly established in truth.
Rājadharma is defined as satya (truthfulness) joined with anṛśaṃsā (non-cruel compassion); legitimate rule and social order depend on truth.
Rāma begins his philosophical rebuttal: he rejects counsel that undermines moral foundations and reasserts truth as the basis of governance.
Moral leadership: Rāma articulates kingship as ethical responsibility, not mere power or pleasure.
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