Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa 101: Rāma rejects Jābāli’s advice · 2.101.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.101.1

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 101: Rāma rejects Jābāli’s advice. A ruler’s actions guide his subjects, truth sustains trust and no worldly gain justifies breaking his father’s promise

In the sequence: Rāma rejects advice that seems beneficial but would require dishonorable conduct

2.101.1

jābāles tu vacaḥ śrutvā rāmaḥ satyātmanāṃ varaḥ
uvāca parayā yuktyā svabuddhyā cāvipannayā

Having heard Jābāli's words, Rāma, the best of the truthful-souled, replied with cogent reasoning and with his own unerring judgement:

Words: jābāles tu — and of Jābāli; vacaḥ — the words; śrutvā — having heard; rāmaḥ — Rāma; satyātmanāṃ varaḥ — the best of the truthful-souled; uvāca — spoke; parayā yuktyā — with supreme reasoning; svabuddhyā — by his own intellect; cāvipannayā — and unfailing

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.