Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 83, Shloka 30
त्र्यशीतितमः सर्गः (Sarga 83)
Hanumān Reports Sītā’s ‘Slaying’; Rāma Collapses; Lakṣmaṇa’s Counter-Discourse on Dharma and Artha
अधर्मसंश्रितोधर्मोविनाशयतिराघव ।सर्वमेतद्यथाकामंकाकुत्स्थकुरुतेनरः ।।6.83.30।।
adharma-saṃśrito dharmo vināśayati rāghava | sarvam etad yathā-kāmaṃ kākutstha kurute naraḥ ||6.83.30||
当达摩依附于不达摩时，便招致毁灭，罗伽婆啊。于这一切之中，迦拘特斯陀的后裔啊，人们不过随其所欲而行。
"Kakuthsa Rama! Kings followed dharma and adharma both according to context. Whether following dharma or adharma destruction is happening. Therefore, humans keep doing both as per their desire."
FAQs
Dharma loses its protective power when compromised by adharma; moral principles, when instrumentalized by desire, become destructive.
The speaker generalizes from Rāma’s hardships to a broader critique: people bend ‘dharma’ to suit their wishes, producing ruin.
Moral discernment—recognizing corruption of righteousness by self-interest.