Shloka 2.86.13

लक्ष्मणगुणवर्णनम् — Lakshmana’s Vigil and Guha’s Testimony

Devanagari script

अस्मिन्प्रव्राजिते राजा न चिरं वर्तयिष्यति।विधवा मेदिनी नूनं क्षिप्रमेव भविष्यति।।।।

Transliteration

asmin pravrājite rājā na ciraṃ vartayiṣyati | vidhavā medinī nūnaṃ kṣipram eva bhaviṣyati ||

Translation

With him exiled, the king will not live long; surely the earth will soon become widowed.

Context

After Rama is exiled, king Dasaratha will not survive for long and surely the earth will soon be widowed.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Daśaratha
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Guha
• Medinī (Earth)

FAQs

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

Dharma is the king’s life bound to righteous order: Lakṣmaṇa implies that removing Rāma (the dhārmic heir) destabilizes the moral center of the kingdom.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakṣmaṇa voices a grim prediction to Guha that Daśaratha will die soon after Rāma’s banishment.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Lakṣmaṇa’s truthfulness and moral sensitivity—he recognizes the catastrophic ethical cost of unjust exile.