राज्ञः शङ्का
प्रत्याख्यानम् (Daśaratha’s Objections to Sending Rāma) — Bala Kanda, Sarga 20
पौलस्त्यवंशप्रभवो रावणो नाम राक्षस:।स ब्रह्मणा दत्तवरस्त्रैलोक्यं बाधते भृशम्।।1.20.16।।महाबलो महावीर्यो राक्षसैर्बहुभिर्वृत:।
paulastyavaṁśaprabhavo rāvaṇo nāma rākṣasaḥ | sa brahmaṇā dattavaras trailokyaṁ bādhate bhṛśam || 1.20.16 || mahābalo mahāvīryo rākṣasair bahubhir vṛtaḥ |
有一位名为罗波那(Rāvaṇa)的罗刹,出自普罗罗斯提耶(Pulastya)一脉。因梵天(Brahmā)所赐之愿而得势,他残酷地扰害三界;力大无比、勇武非凡,周围簇拥着众多罗刹。
Dharma is threatened when power gained through boons or might is used to oppress the world; the verse frames Rāvaṇa’s tyranny as adharma that righteous rulers and sages must oppose to protect cosmic and social order.
Daśaratha explains to sage Viśvāmitra the scale of the rākṣasa threat, identifying Rāvaṇa as a boon-protected oppressor connected to the disturbances around sacrifices.
Daśaratha’s conscientious kingship and caution—he assesses the danger realistically before consenting to send his young son.