शब्दवेध्य-अनर्थः, ऋषिशापः, दशरथस्य प्राणत्यागः
The Sound-Target Tragedy, the Sage’s Curse, and Dasaratha’s Death
अतस्तु किं दुःखतरं यदहं जीवितक्षये।न हि पश्यामि धर्मज्ञं रामं सत्यपराक्रमम्।।।।
atas tu kiṃ duḥkhataraṃ yad ahaṃ jīvitakṣaye | na hi paśyāmi dharmajñaṃ rāmaṃ satyaparākramam ||
اس سے بڑھ کر کون سا غم ہو سکتا ہے کہ زندگی کے خاتمے پر میں دھرم کے جاننے والے، سچ پر قائم قوت والے رام کو نہیں دیکھ پاتا۔
Can there be a greater sorrow than that at the last moment of my life I am unable tosee my righteous and truthful son, Rama?
Dharma and satya are presented as Rama’s defining qualities; the verse treats righteousness and truth as the highest strength and the proper measure of a person.
Daśaratha laments that death is imminent, yet he cannot see Rama—exiled due to palace intrigue and the king’s prior boons.
Rama’s steadfast truth and dharmic discernment (dharmajñatā), portrayed as a moral power (parākrama) rather than mere physical might.
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