Shloka 29

लक्ष्मण-प्राणरक्षा:

Lakshmana’s Revival by the Herb-Mountain

Devanagari script

अगृह्ययदिगच्छामिविशल्यकरणीमहम् ।।।।कालात्ययेनदोषःस्याद्वैक्लब्यं च महद्भवेत् ।

Transliteration

agṛhya yadi gacchāmi viśalyakaraṇīm aham |

kālātayyen(a) doṣaḥ syād vaiklabyaṃ ca mahad bhavet ||

Translation

Wenn ich gehe, ohne die Viśalyakaraṇī mitzunehmen, wird die Verzögerung mit der Zeit zur Schuld, und große Verwirrung entstünde.

Word by Word

• agṛhya: without taking
• agṛhya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + grah (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund with privative sense (a- + gṛhya = ‘without taking’), from √grah; pūrvakāla-kriyā

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: Śart-avyaya (conditional particle/शर्त)

• gacchāmi: I go
• gacchāmi: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ lakāra (present), Uttama-puruṣa (1st person), Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• viśalyakaraṇīm: Viśalyakaraṇī (the arrow-removing herb)
• viśalyakaraṇīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśalya + karaṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa (viśalyaṃ karoti yā) name of a remedy

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Prathamā, Ekavacana

• kālātyayena: by lapse of time
• kālātyayena: Hetu/Karaṇa (हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla + atyaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa (kālasya atyayaḥ) instrumental of cause

• doṣaḥ: fault/harm
• doṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: doṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• syāt: might be/would occur
• syāt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Vिधिलिङ् (optative/विधिलिङ्), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• vaiklabyam: helplessness/perplexity
• vaiklabyam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaiklabya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• mahat: great
• mahat: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of vaiklabyam

• bhavet: might arise/become
• bhavet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: Vिधिलिङ् (optative), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; parasmaipada

Context

'Heroic Lakshmana struck by Ravana, fell on the ground and writhing like a snake and rolling made me sad'.

Characters & Entities

• Hanuman

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma is timely duty (kāla-dharma): when life is at stake, procrastination becomes a moral failure, so one must act to prevent avoidable harm.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanuman fears that returning without the needed herb will waste time and endanger the mission to save Lakshmana.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Foresight and accountability—he anticipates consequences and refuses to risk delay.