Shloka 13
वाली–रामसंवादः
Rama’s Justification to Vali on Rājadharma
ज्येष्ठो भ्राता पिता चैव यश्च विद्यां प्रयच्छति।त्रयस्ते पितरो ज्ञेया धर्म्ये च पथि वर्तिनः4.18.13।।
jyeṣṭho bhrātā pitā caiva yaś ca vidyāṁ prayacchati | trayas te pitaro jñeyā dharmye ca pathi vartinaḥ ||
Anh cả, cha, và người ban truyền học vấn—ba vị ấy phải được biết như những người cha; đối với họ, hãy hành xử theo con đường chính pháp.
FAQs
Dharma requires reverence and restraint toward those who function as ‘fathers’: father, elder brother, and teacher; they are owed protection and moral deference.
Rama lays out a dharma-based social rule to establish why Vali’s conduct toward Sugriva (the younger brother) and related relations is blameworthy.
Respect for authority and moral hierarchy—recognizing the ethical status of elder, parent, and teacher.