Shloka 9
वालिवधोत्तरशोकः
Sugriva’s Remorse and Tara’s Lament after Vali’s Death
भ्राता कथं नाम महागुणस्यभ्रातुर्वधं राघव रोचयेत।राज्यस्य दुःखस्य च वीर सारंविचिन्तयन्कामपुरस्कृतऽस्सन्।।
bhrātā kathaṃ nāma mahā-guṇasya bhrātur vadhaṃ rāghava rocayet |
rājyasya duḥkhasya ca vīra sāraṃ vicintayan kāma-puraskṛtaḥ san ||
噢，罗伽婆，噢，勇士——若能思量王权与悲苦的真实本质，弟弟怎会赞同杀害德行卓著的兄长？然而我被欲望驱使在前，竟未能如此省察。
'O Rama! prompted by passion, without thinking of the difference between obtaining the kingdom to satisfy one's desire and the consequent grief, which brother would be willing to kill his virtuous elder brother?
FAQs
Dharma demands that desire (kāma) be subordinated to moral reflection: political gain and personal craving cannot justify fratricidal harm.
Sugrīva speaks to Rāma after Vāli’s death, recognizing that his earlier desire for the kingdom blinded him to the grief that would follow.
Moral awakening: Sugrīva begins to distinguish true welfare from impulsive ambition.