Shloka 6.47.19

पुष्पकविमानेन सीताया युद्धभूमिदर्शनम् (Sita Shown the Battlefield in the Pushpaka)

Devanagari script

ततस्सीताददर्शोभौशयानौशरतल्पगौ ।लक्ष्मणंचापिरामंचविसंज्ञौशरपीडितौ ।।।।विध्वस्तकवचौवीरौविप्रविद्धशरासनौ ।सायकैचशिन्नसर्वाङ्गौशरस्तम्बमयौक्षितौ ।।।।

Transliteration

tatas sītā dadarśobhau śayānau śaratalpagau | lakṣmaṇaṃ cāpi rāmaṃ ca visaṃjñau śarapīḍitau | vidhvastakavacau vīrau vipraviddhaśarāsanau | sāyakaiś chinnasarvāṅgau śarastambhamayau kṣitau ||

Translation

Then Sita saw both Rama and Lakshmana lying on a bed of arrows, unconscious, their armor shattered and bows cast aside.

Context

Thereafter Sita beheld both Rama and Lakshmana lying on the bed of arrows, unconscious, struck by arrows, with shields of darts, arrows with feathers, all limbs wounded with shattered armour, bows and reeds.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā
• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• arrows (śara, sāyaka)
• bows (śarāsana)
• battlefield ground (kṣiti)

FAQs

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

Dharma is tested in suffering: even when righteousness appears defeated, steadfastness and truth endure beyond appearances created by adharma and illusion.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā is shown a harrowing sight of Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa lying unconscious on an arrow-bed, presented to break her resolve.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa’s warrior steadfastness (vīrya) is implied, while Sītā’s fidelity is tested by the apparent catastrophe.