रामायणम् — अयोध्याकाण्डे एकाधिकशततमः सर्गः | rāmāyaṇam

जाबालेस्तु वचः श्रुत्वा रामः सत्यात्मनां वरः ।
उवाच परया युक्त्या स्वबुद्ध्या चाविपन्नया ॥

Summary AI Having heard the words of Jābāli, Rāma, the best among those whose soul is truth, replied with great reasoning and his own unimpaired intellect.

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भवान्मे प्रियकामार्थं वचनं यदिहोक्तवान् ।
अकार्यं कार्यसंकाशमपथ्यं पथ्यसंमितम् ॥

Summary AI The words you have spoken here, wishing to please me, advocate an unworthy act appearing worthy and an unwholesome path appearing wholesome.

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निर्मर्यादस्तु पुरुषः पापाचारसमन्वितः ।
मानं न लभते सत्सु भिन्नचारित्रदर्शनः ॥

Summary AI A man who ignores boundaries, follows sinful conduct, and displays a broken character receives no respect among the virtuous.

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कुलीनमकुलीनं वा वीरं पुरुषमानिनम् ।
चारित्रमेव व्याख्याति शुचिं वा यदि वाशुचिम् ॥

Summary AI Conduct alone reveals whether a person is well-born or low-born, a hero or a pretender, and pure or impure.

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अनार्यस्त्वार्यसंकाशः शौचाद्धीनस्तथा शुचिः ।
लक्षण्यवदलक्षण्यो दुःशीलः शीलवानिव ॥

Summary AI Even if an ignoble man appears noble, a person devoid of purity appears pure, an ill-omened man appears auspicious, or a man of bad character appears well-behaved, their true nature remains.

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अधर्मं धर्मवेषेण यदीमं लोकसंकरम् ।
अभिपत्स्ये शुभं हित्वा क्रियाविधिविवर्जितम् ॥

Summary AI If I abandon what is auspicious and adopt this unrighteousness disguised as righteousness—which causes social confusion and ignores ritual injunctions—I would be straying from the right path.

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कश्चेतयानः पुरुषः कार्याकार्यविचक्षणः ।
बहु मंस्यति मां लोके दुर्वृत्तं लोकदूषणम् ॥

Summary AI Which conscious man, capable of discerning right action from wrong, would think highly of me if I were of evil conduct and a corruptor of the world?

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कस्य यास्याम्यहं वृत्तं केन वा स्वर्गमाप्नुयाम् ।
अनया वर्तमानोऽहं वृत्त्या हीनप्रतिज्ञया ॥

Summary AI Living by such conduct where my promise is abandoned, whose standard would I follow, and by what means would I attain heaven?

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कामवृत्तस्त्वयं लोकः कृत्स्नः समुपवर्तते ।
यद्वृत्ताः सन्ति राजानस्तद्वृत्ताः सन्ति हि प्रजाः ॥

Summary AI This entire world follows the lead of its ruler; for as the kings conduct themselves, so do the subjects.

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सत्यमेवानृशंस्यं च राजवृत्तं सनातनम् ।
तस्मात्सत्यात्मकं राज्यं सत्ये लोकः प्रतिष्ठितः ॥

Summary AI Truth and benevolence alone are the eternal conduct of kings; therefore, the kingdom is rooted in truth, and the world is established in truth.

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ऋषयश्चैव देवाश्च सत्यमेव हि मेनिरे ।
सत्यवादी हि लोकेऽस्मिन्परमं गच्छति क्षयम् ॥

Summary AI Both the R̥ṣis and the Devas hold truth alone as supreme. In this world, the speaker of truth attains the highest abode.

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उद्विजन्ते यथा सर्पान्नरादनृतवादिनः ।
धर्मः सत्यं परो लोके मूलं स्वर्गस्य चोच्यते ॥

Summary AI Just as people fear a snake, they fear a man who speaks lies. Truth is the highest virtue in the world and is called the root of heaven.

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सत्यमेवेश्वरो लोके सत्यं पद्मा समाश्रिता ।
सत्यमूलानि सर्वाणि सत्यान्नास्ति परं पदम् ॥

Summary AI Truth alone is the Lord in the world; Lakṣmī rests upon truth. All things are rooted in truth, and there is no state higher than truth.

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दत्तमिष्टं हुतं चैव तप्तानि च तपांसि च ।
वेदाः सत्यप्रतिष्ठानास्तस्मात्सत्यपरो भवेत् ॥

Summary AI Charity, sacrifice, offerings, and penances performed, as well as the Vedas, are all established in truth. Therefore, one should be devoted to truth.

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एकः पालयते लोकमेकः पालयते कुलम् ।
मज्जत्येको हि निरय एकः स्वर्गे महीयते ॥

Summary AI One alone protects the world, and one alone protects the family. Indeed, one alone sinks into hell, while another is honored in heaven.

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सोऽहं पितुर्निदेशं तु किमर्थं नानुपालये ।
सत्यप्रतिश्रवः सत्यं सत्येन समयीकृतः ॥

Summary AI Being one who has promised to be true and bound by an agreement of truth, why should I not follow the truthful command of my father?

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नैव लोभान्न मोहाद्वा न चाज्ञानात्तमोन्वितः ।
सेतुं सत्यस्य भेत्स्यामि गुरोः सत्यप्रतिश्रवः ॥

Summary AI Having given a true promise to my father, I shall not break the bridge of truth out of greed, delusion, or ignorance born of darkness.

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असत्यसंधस्य सतश्चलस्यास्थिरचेतसः ।
नैव देवा न पितरः प्रतीच्छन्तीति नः श्रुतम् ॥

Summary AI We have heard that neither the Devas nor the ancestors accept offerings from one who is false to his promise, fickle, and of unstable mind.

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प्रत्यगात्ममिमं धर्मं सत्यं पश्याम्यहं स्वयम् ।
भारः सत्पुरुषाचीर्णस्तदर्थमभिनन्द्यते ॥

Summary AI I personally perceive this truth as the virtue inherent in the soul. This burden, though heavy, was borne by the righteous of old and is thus honored.

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क्षात्रं धर्ममहं त्यक्ष्ये ह्यधर्मं धर्मसंहितम् ।
क्षुद्रौर्नृशंसैर्लुब्धैश्च सेवितं पापकर्मभिः ॥

Summary AI I shall renounce that so-called duty of the Kṣatriya class, which is actually unrighteousness masquerading as dharma, practiced by the petty, cruel, greedy, and sinful.

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कायेन कुरुते पापं मनसा संप्रधार्य च ।
अनृतं जिह्वया चाह त्रिविधं कर्म पातकम् ॥

Summary AI After deliberating with the mind, one commits a sin with the body and speaks untruth with the tongue; thus, sinful action is said to be of three kinds.

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भूमिः कीर्तिर्यशो लक्ष्मीः पुरुषं प्रार्थयन्ति हि ।
स्वर्गस्थं चानुबध्नन्ति सत्यमेव भजेत तत् ॥

Summary AI Earth, fame, glory, and prosperity seek out a person and follow them even to heaven; therefore, one should devotedly worship truth alone.

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श्रेष्ठं ह्यनार्यमेव स्याद्यद्भवानवधार्य माम् ।
आह युक्तिकरैर्वाक्यैरिदं भद्रं कुरुष्व ह ॥

Summary AI The suggestion you have made to me with seemingly logical arguments, saying "do what is beneficial," is actually ignoble even if it appears superior.

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कथं ह्यहं प्रतिज्ञाय वनवासमिमं गुरोः ।
भरतस्य करिष्यामि वचो हित्वा गुरोर्वचः ॥

Summary AI Having promised this forest exile to my father, how can I fulfill Bharata's request by disregarding the words of my preceptor?

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स्थिरा मया प्रतिज्ञाता प्रतिज्ञा गुरुसंनिधौ ।
प्रहृष्टमानसा देवी कैकेयी चाभवत्तदा ॥

Summary AI A firm vow was pledged by me in the presence of my father, and at that time, Queen Kaikeyī became joyful in her heart.

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वनवासं वसन्नेवं शुचिर्नियतभोजनः ।
मूलैः पुष्पैः फलैः पुण्यैः पितॄन्देवांश्च तर्पयन् ॥

Summary AI Thus, living in exile while remaining pure and restricted in diet, I shall gratify the ancestors and the gods with sacred roots, flowers, and fruits.

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संतुष्टपञ्चवर्गोऽहं लोकयात्रां प्रवर्तये ।
अकुहः श्रद्दधानः सन्कार्याकार्यविचक्षणः ॥

Summary AI With my five senses satisfied, being free from deceit, endowed with faith, and discerning between what should and should not be done, I shall proceed through my journey in this world.

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कर्मभूमिमिमां प्राप्य कर्तव्यं कर्म यच्छुभम् ।
अग्निर्वायुश्च सोमश्च कर्मणां फलभागिनः ॥

Summary AI Having reached this world of action, one must perform auspicious deeds; Agni, Vāyu, and Soma are the sharers in the fruits of such actions.

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शतं क्रतूनामाहृत्य देवराट्त्रिदिवं गतः ।
तपांस्युग्राणि चास्थाय दिवं याता महर्षयः ॥

Summary AI Having performed a hundred sacrifices, Indra reached heaven, and by practicing intense austerities, the great Maharṣis ascended to the celestial realm.

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सत्यं च धर्मं च पराक्रमं च
भूतानुकम्पां प्रियवादितां च ।
द्विजातिदेवातिथिपूजनं च
पन्थानमाहुस्त्रिदिवस्य सन्तः ॥

Summary AI Truth, Dharma, valor, compassion for all beings, pleasant speech, and the worship of the twice-born, gods, and guests are declared by the virtuous to be the path to heaven.

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धर्मे रताः सत्पुरुषैः समेता
स्तेजस्विनो दानगुणप्रधानाः ।
अहिंसका वीतमलाश्च लोके
भवन्ति पूज्या मुनयः प्रधानाः ॥

Summary AI Sages who are devoted to Dharma, associated with the virtuous, radiant, foremost in the virtue of charity, non-violent, and free from impurities, become worshipful in the world.

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