शरत्प्रवेशे रामविलापः तथा सुग्रीवप्रमादे लक्ष्मणप्रेषणम्
Autumn’s Onset: Rama’s Lament and Lakshmana Sent to Sugriva
सामात्यपरिषत्क्रीडन्पानमेवोपसेवते।शोकदीनेषु नास्मासु सुग्रीवः कुरुते दयाम्।।
sāmātyapariṣatkrīḍan pānam evopasevate |
śokadīneṣu nāsmāsu sugrīvaḥ kurute dayām ||
苏格利婆被群臣与朝会环绕,只顾嬉乐,唯恋杯中之酒;对我们这些被忧伤摧折的人,他竟不施怜悯。
'Sporting with the council of ministers surrounding him, resorting to drinking, he shows no compassion to us feeling wretched with grief.
Those in power must not abandon compassion and duty for indulgence; leadership without dayā (mercy) becomes adharma.
Lakshmana describes Sugriva’s revelry and neglect of Rama’s sorrow, intensifying the case for confronting him.
Compassionate responsibility—sensitivity to the suffering of allies.