Valmiki Ramayana 2.110.23: Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 110, Shloka 23
लोकसमुत्पत्ति-वर्णनम् तथा इक्ष्वाकुवंश-प्रशंसा
Cosmogony and Ikshvaku Genealogy as Counsel to Rama
सपत्न्या तु गरस्तस्यै दत्तो गर्भजिघांसया।गरेण सह तेनैव जात स्स सगरोऽभवत्।।।।
sapatnyā tu garas tasyai datto garbha-jighāṁsayā |
gareṇa saha tenaiva jātaḥ sa sagaro ’bhavat ||
مگر اس کی سوتن نے، رحم میں پلتے ہوئے جنین کو ہلاک کرنے کی نیت سے، اسے ‘گَر’ یعنی زہر دے دیا۔ اسی زہر کے ساتھ وہ بچہ پیدا ہوا، اس لیے اس کا نام ‘سَگَر’ پڑ گیا۔
With a motive to destroy the embryo her co-wife had poisoned her. That child was born with gara or poison for which he was called Sagara.
FAQs
It condemns adharma rooted in envy: harming another’s pregnancy out of rivalry violates truth, compassion, and household dharma.
A dynastic anecdote explains Sagara’s birth circumstances and the etymology of his name from the poison (gara) involved.
By contrast, the vice emphasized is jealousy leading to violence; the narrative implicitly upholds non-harm (ahiṁsā) as a dharmic standard.
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