Shloka 112

युद्धकाण्डे एकोनषष्टितमः सर्गः

Rāvaṇa’s Assault on Nīla and Lakṣmaṇa; Hanumān Bears Rāma

Devanagari script

शक्त्याब्राह्म्याहिसौमित्रिस्ताडितास्तुस्तनान्तरे ।विष्णोरचिन्यन्त्यंस्वंभागमात्मानंप्रत्यनुस्मरत् ।।6.59.112।।

Transliteration

śaktyā brāhmyā hi saumitris tāḍitās tu stanāntare |

viṣṇor acintyantyaṃ svaṃ bhāgam ātmānaṃ pratyanusmarat ||6.59.112||

Translation

Denn Saumitri erinnerte sich, obwohl er mitten in die Brust von dem durch Brahmā ermächtigten Speer getroffen wurde, in seinem Inneren an seinen eigenen Anteil – einen unvorstellbaren Teil – von Viṣṇu.

Word by Word

• śaktyā: by the javelin
• śaktyā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• brāhmyā: Brahma-made/divine
• brāhmyā: Karaṇa-viśeṣaṇa (करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: brāhmī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; adjective to śaktyā

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; emphatic particle

• saumitriḥ: Saumitri (Lakṣmaṇa)
• saumitriḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saumitri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tāḍitaḥ: struck/wounded
• tāḍitaḥ: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tāḍ (धातु) → tāḍita (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; predicate adjective to saumitriḥ

• tu: but/and
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; contrastive particle

• stanāntare: in the middle of the chest
• stanāntare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stana + antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (stanasya antare), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• viṣṇoḥ: of Viṣṇu
• viṣṇoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• acintyam: inconceivable
• acintyam: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-cintya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नञ्-समास/उपसर्ग-निषेध; कृदन्त (यत्/ण्यत् sense: 'to be thought'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; adjective to bhāgam

• svam: his own
• svam: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; adjective to bhāgam

• bhāgam: portion/share
• bhāgam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ātmānam: himself
• ātmānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• prati: towards/with regard to
• prati: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; preverb/preposition-like, here with anusmarat = 'towards/with regard to'

• anusmarat: recalled/remembered
• anusmarat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu + smṛ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Context

Even though Saumithri was wounded in the chest and the power of Brahma entered (into his chest) he recalled himself as an inconceivable form of Vishnu.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa (Saumitri)
• Brahmā (brāhmī śakti)
• Viṣṇu
• śakti (javelin)

FAQs

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

Dharma is sustained by inner remembrance (smṛti) and truth (satya) about one’s purpose: amid pain, Lakṣmaṇa returns to spiritual clarity rather than despair.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakṣmaṇa is struck in the chest by a Brahmā-powered weapon; despite the wound, he regains composure through profound recollection.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Self-mastery and spiritual resilience—Lakṣmaṇa’s capacity to recollect higher truth in the midst of suffering.