Shloka 6.49.12

शरबन्धनविलापः (The Lament under the Net of Arrows)

Devanagari script

धिङ्मांदुष्कृतकर्माणमनार्यंमत्कृतेह्यसौ ।लक्ष्मणःपतितश्शेतेशरतल्पेगतासुवत् ।।6.49.12।।

Transliteration

dhiṅ māṃ duṣkṛtakarmāṇam anāryaṃ matkṛte hy asau |

lakṣmaṇaḥ patitaḥ śete śaratalpe gatāsuvat || 6.49.12 ||

Translation

Shame upon me—sinful in deed and ignoble! For my sake Lakṣmaṇa has fallen and lies upon a bed of arrows, as though life has departed from him.

Context

"What a pity! Me of sinful deeds and not a noble one, because of whose action Lakshmana's life having departed and lying on the bed of arrows."

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa

FAQs

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

Dharma includes owning responsibility: Rāma’s lament shows an ethical conscience that refuses self-justification when a loved one suffers for his cause.

What is the narrative situation?

Seeing Lakṣmaṇa motionless on an arrow-bed, Rāma assumes the worst and condemns himself as the cause of Lakṣmaṇa’s fate.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Moral accountability and humility: Rāma judges himself harshly rather than blaming others.