Shloka 2.64.38

शब्दवेध्य-अनर्थः, ऋषिशापः, दशरथस्य प्राणत्यागः (The Sound-Target Tragedy, the Sage’s Curse, and Dasaratha’s Death)

Devanagari script

उभावपि च शोकार्तावनाथौ कृपणौ वने।क्षिप्रमेव गमिष्यावस्त्वया हीनौ यमक्षयम्।।2.4.38।।

Transliteration

ubhāv api ca śokārtāv anāthau kṛpaṇau vane |

kṣipram eva gamiṣyāvas tvayā hīnau yamakṣayam ||2.64.38||

Translation

Abandoned by you, helpless in the forest and crushed by grief, we two—wretched and without support—will soon go to the realm of Yama.

Context

'Deserted by you and without any support in the forest, afflicted with grief and feeling miserable, both of us also will assuredly go to Yama's abode, quickly.

Characters & Entities

• Yama

FAQs

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

The verse highlights the dharmic responsibility of supporting dependent parents; abandoning that duty is portrayed as leading to suffering and the collapse of their worldly support.

What is the narrative situation?

Śravaṇa-kumāra, mortally wounded by Daśaratha’s arrow, laments that his blind parents will be left helpless in the forest and may soon die from grief.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Śravaṇa’s devotion to his parents (pitṛ-śuśrūṣā) is emphasized by his anguish at their impending abandonment rather than concern for himself.