Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 9, Shloka 16
ऋश्यशृङ्गानयनकथा — The Account of Bringing Ṛśyaśṛṅga
and the Remedy for Drought
वक्ष्यन्ति चिन्तयित्वा ते तस्योपायांश्च तत्क्षमान्।आनेष्यामो वयं विप्रं न च दोषो भविष्यति।। ।।
vakṣyanti cintayitvā te tasyopāyāṃś ca tatkṣamān | āneṣyāmo vayaṃ vipraṃ na ca doṣo bhaviṣyati ||
Suy nghĩ kỹ rồi, họ thưa rằng sẽ trình bày những phương kế thích hợp cho việc ấy: “Chúng thần sẽ thỉnh được vị Bà-la-môn hiền thánh đến, và sẽ không mang tội lỗi.”
After thinking about the means to be employed to bring the rishi to the court, they told him they would bring the sage if they are not to blame (in case anything untowardhappens).
FAQs
Dharma is concern for doṣa (moral fault): they seek a method that achieves the aim without ethical transgression, stressing right means along with right ends.
The emissaries negotiate conditions: they will proceed only after identifying a safe and acceptable strategy that avoids culpability.
Conscientiousness: they explicitly consider accountability and the ethics of method.