Shloka 48
किष्किन्धाप्रवेशः—लक्ष्मणस्य कोपः, तारासान्त्वम्, सुग्रीवदर्शनम्
Lakshmana Enters Kishkindha: Anger, Tara’s Mediation, and Sugriva Encountered
मित्रं ह्यर्थगुणश्रेष्ठं सत्यधर्मपरायणम्।तद्द्वयं तु परित्यक्तं न तु धर्मे व्यवस्थितम्।।4.33.48।।
mitraṃ hy arthaguṇaśreṣṭhaṃ satyadharmaparāyaṇam | tad dvayaṃ tu parityaktaṃ na tu dharme vyavasthitam ||
مِتر تو وہ ہے جو ارتھ اور گُن میں برتر ہو، سچ اور دھرم کا پابند ہو؛ جب ایسے دوہرے خزانے کو ترک کر دیا جائے تو آدمی کو دھرم میں قائم نہیں کہا جا سکتا۔
FAQs
Abandoning a truthful, dharmic friend is incompatible with dharma; loyalty to the righteous is itself a moral obligation.
Lakṣmaṇa presses Sugrīva to honor his alliance with Rāma, portraying Rāma as a friend anchored in satya and dharma.
Steadfastness in friendship (mitra-dharma) and alignment with satya—valuing integrity over indulgence.