Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 64, Shloka 1
शब्दवेध्य-अनर्थः, ऋषिशापः, दशरथस्य प्राणत्यागः
The Sound-Target Tragedy, the Sage’s Curse, and Dasaratha’s Death
वधमप्रतिरूपं तु महर्षेस्तस्य राघवः।विलपन्नेव धर्मात्मा कौसल्यां पुनरब्रवीत्।।।।
vadham apratirūpaṃ tu maharṣes tasya rāghavaḥ | vilapann eva dharmātmā kauśalyāṃ punar abravīt || 2.64.1 ||
为那位大圣仙遭受极不相称的杀害而哀号之际，具法德的罗伽婆后裔（达沙罗陀）又对考萨利娅说道。
Grieving for having unfairly killed the great sage the rightenous descendant of the Raghus (Dasaratha) coutinued to tell Kausalya about it:
FAQs
Dharma is measured by propriety and justice: the text explicitly marks the killing as “unbefitting,” reinforcing that even kings are bound by moral law.
The narration transitions into the next chapter as Daśaratha continues recounting his past wrongdoing to Kauśalyā.
Moral self-scrutiny: Daśaratha’s righteousness is shown through his grief and willingness to confront his fault.