अयोध्याकाण्डे अष्टत्रिंशः सर्गः
Sita in Bark Garments; Public Outcry and Dasaratha’s Lament
ननु पर्याप्त मेतत्ते पापे रामविवासनम्।किमेभिः कृपणैर्भूय: पातकैरपि ते कृतैः।।।।
nanu paryāptam etat te pāpe rāmavivāsanam | kim ebhiḥ kṛpaṇair bhūyaḥ pātakair api te kṛtaiḥ || 2.38.10 ||
“Hỡi kẻ ác độc, đày Rāma đi rừng còn chưa đủ sao? Cớ gì ngươi còn làm thêm những việc khốn hèn, tội lỗi ấy?”
Rama's exile, O wicked woman, is enough for you. What are you committing further heinous crimes for?
Dharma as moral restraint: wrongdoing should not compound; the verse condemns cruelty that continues even after achieving its aim.
The public, seeing the consequences of exile, directly rebukes Kaikeyī for escalating harm.
Moral protest: the citizens’ courage to denounce perceived injustice.
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