Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 12, Shloka 30
द्वादशः सर्गः — Kaikeyi’s Boons and Dasaratha’s Moral Collapse
Ayodhya Kanda 12
सत्यं दानं तपस्त्यागो मित्रता शौचमार्जवम्।विद्या च गुरुशुश्रूषा ध्रुवाण्येतानि राघवे।।।।
satyaṃ dānaṃ tapas tyāgo mitratā śaucam ārjavam |
vidyā ca guruśuśrūṣā dhruvāṇy etāni rāghave ||
真实不妄、布施、苦行与舍离、友爱、清净与正直；学识以及对师长的恭敬侍奉——这些德行稳固地安住于罗摩，罗伽族的后裔。
Truth, munificence, asceticism, renunciation, purity, uprightness, learning and service to his superiors all those (virtues) are firmly planted in this descendant of the Raghus.
FAQs
Dharma is presented as a stable constellation of virtues—especially satya (truth), śauca (purity), and ārjava (uprightness)—that define Rāma’s character and rightful conduct.
Daśaratha pleads with Kaikeyī, defending Rāma’s impeccable virtues while trying to avert the harm that her demands would cause.
Rāma’s unwavering moral steadiness: his virtues are described as “dhruvāṇi” (firmly fixed), highlighting reliability in dharma.