करिष्यामीति संश्रुत्य तत्ते राजन्नकुर्वतः । इष्टापूर्तं हरेद्धर्मं तस्माद्रामं विसर्जय ॥ १० ॥
kariṣyāmīti saṁśrutya tattē rājannakurvataḥ | iṣṭāpūrtaṁ harēddharmaṁ tasmādrāmaṁ visarjaya || 10 ||
Translation
"If, having promised 'I will do it', you do not do it, O king, it will take away the merit of your sacrifices and good works. So let Rāma go.
Word by word
- kariṣyāmi
- I will do it
- iti
- thus
- saṁśrutya
- having promised
- tat
- it
- tē
- your
- rājan
- O king
- akurvataḥ
- if you do not do
- iṣṭa
- of your sacrifices
- āpūrtaṁ
- and good works
- harēd
- (haret) will take away
- dharmaṁ
- the merit
- tasmād
- (tasmāt) so
- rāmaṁ
- Rāma
- visarjaya
- let go
Meaning
Iṣṭāpūrta: iṣṭa are sacrifices, pūrta works of public good such as wells and tanks, as another commentary explains. A broken promise cancels the merit of both.