Shloka 39
वाली–रामसंवादः
Rama’s Justification to Vali on Rājadharma
प्रधावितान्वा वित्रस्तान्विस्रब्धांश्चापि निष्ठितान्।।प्रमत्तानप्रमत्तान्वा नरा मांसार्थिनो भृशम्।विध्यन्ति विमुखांश्चापि न च दोषोऽत्र विद्यते।।
pradhāvitān vā vitrastān visrabdhāṃś cāpi niṣṭhitān || pramattān apramattān vā narā māṃsārthino bhṛśam | vidhyanti vimukhāṃś cāpi na ca doṣo ’tra vidyate ||
寻求肉食的人击杀动物，无论它们是在奔跑、受惊、信任还是静止；无论它们是疏忽还是警惕，即使是背对着的时候。在这种情况下，这不算过错。
'People seeking animal flesh for food kill animals alarmed or unalarmed, animals that run away or animals that stand still. They kill animals whether they are alert or not and no blemish is attached.
FAQs
The verse appeals to normative ethics and customary law: if method-based killing in hunting is socially permitted without blame, then method alone cannot be the decisive ground for condemning Rama’s act.
Rama completes the hunting analogy, asserting that striking from an advantageous position does not automatically constitute adharma.
Rational defense of conduct—Rama frames dharma as consistent with established practice and reasoned comparison.