Shloka 3

शरबन्धनविलापः

The Lament under the Net of Arrows

Devanagari script

एतस्मिन्नन्तरेरामःप्रत्यबुध्यतवीर्यवान् ।स्थिरत्वात्सत्त्वयोगाच्चशरैस्सन्दानितोऽपिसन् ।।6.49.3।।

Transliteration

etasminn antare rāmaḥ pratyabudhyata vīryavān | sthiratvāt sattvayogāc ca śaraiḥ sandānito 'pi san ||6.49.3||

Translation

Währenddessen erlangte der heldenhafte Rāma das Bewusstsein wieder; obwohl er von Pfeilen gefesselt und festgehalten wurde, kam er durch Standhaftigkeit und die Disziplin innerer Stärke wieder zu sich.

Word by Word

• etasmin: in this
• etasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• antare: in the meantime
• antare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘एतस्मिन्’ इत्यनेन सह (in the interval)

• rāmaḥ: Rama
• rāmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• pratyabudhyata: awoke, regained consciousness
• pratyabudhyata: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati-budh (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/लङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; धातु: बुध् (to awaken) उपसर्ग: प्रति-

• vīryavān: valiant
• vīryavān: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vīrya-vat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘रामः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• sthiratvāt: due to steadfastness
• sthiratvāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthiratva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; हेतौ अपादान (cause/ablative)

• sattva-yogāt: due to strength of spirit/discipline
• sattva-yogāt: Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sattva + yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; हेतौ; समासः तत्पुरुष (discipline/union of courage/inner strength)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• śaraiḥ: by arrows
• śaraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; करण (instrument)

• sandānitaḥ: bound, tied
• sandānitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-dhā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘रामः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; अर्थः ‘bound/fastened’

• api: although
• api: Sambandha-dyotaka (सम्बन्धद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि = ‘although/even’ (concessive particle)

• san: being
• san: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle) ‘सन्’, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘being’

Context

"Sugriva! It is not possible for human beings to overcome God (destiny). O scorcher of enemies! Sugriva, my best friend, you have all done righteously that which is not possible."

Characters & Entities

• Rama

FAQs

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

Dharma here is expressed as inner steadiness: even under injury and restraint, one returns to clarity through self-control and disciplined composure (sattva).

What is the narrative situation?

In the midst of battle, Rāma—though pinned/immobilized by arrows—revives and becomes conscious again.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Stability of mind and spiritual-ethical resilience (sthiratā, sattvayoga): the ability to recover presence and purpose under extreme adversity.