Shloka 19
दूत-नीति, शुक-प्रसङ्गः
Envoy-Ethics and the Episode of Śuka
शुकस्यवचनंश्रुत्वारामस्तुपरिदेवितम् ।उवाचमावधिष्टेतिघ्नतश्शाखामृगर्षभान् ।।।।
śukasya vacanaṃ śrutvā rāmas tu paridevitam |
uvāca mā vadhiṣṭeti ghnataḥ śākhāmṛgarṣabhān ||
شُک کی فریاد سن کر رام نے اُن شاخوں میں رہنے والے وانروں کے سرداروں سے—جو مارنے کو للکار رہے تھے—فرمایا: “اسے قتل نہ کرو۔”
The evil minded raskshasa who was a spy of Ravana went back to Lanka speedily unruffled after having observed all over the camp and spoke these words to Ravana.
FAQs
Even amid hostility, dharma restrains violence: Rāma upholds the rule against killing an envoy and checks uncontrolled rage.
As the vānaras clamor to kill the captured Śuka, Rāma intervenes and forbids it.
Self-control and principled leadership—Rāma enforces righteous limits on wartime action.