Shloka 4
खरवधः — The Slaying of Khara
Janasthana Battle Climax
यत्त्वयोक्तं विनष्टानामहमश्रुप्रमार्जनम्।राक्षसानां करोमीति मिथ्या तदपि ते वचः।।।।
yat tvayoktaṃ vinaṣṭānām aham aśru-pramārjanam | rākṣasānāṃ karomīti mithyā tad api te vacaḥ ||
Còn lời ngươi đã nói: “Ta sẽ lau khô nước mắt của những rākṣasa đã ngã xuống”—thì ngay cả lời ấy của ngươi cũng hóa ra hư vọng.
Then the daughter of Janaka, cheerful Sita, who had a face bright like the moon, embraced Rama, destroyer of demons who was worshipped by the delighted sages.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīyē ādikāvyē araṇyakāṇḍē triṅśassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the thirtieth sarga of Aranyakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
Satya (truthfulness) is upheld by exposing arrogant, cruel boasting as empty; dharma rejects false claims that glorify harm.
During the confrontation with the rākṣasas, Rāma rebukes an opponent’s earlier taunt, pointing out that events have contradicted it.
Rāma’s moral clarity and confidence: he confronts adharma not only with force but by unmasking falsehood.