Shloka 6.49.3
शरबन्धनविलापः (The Lament under the Net of Arrows)
एतस्मिन्नन्तरेरामःप्रत्यबुध्यतवीर्यवान् ।स्थिरत्वात्सत्त्वयोगाच्चशरैस्सन्दानितोऽपिसन् ।।6.49.3।।
kiṃ nu me sītayā kāryaṃ kiṃ kāryaṃ jīvitena vā | śayānaṃ yo 'dya paśyāmi bhrātaraṃ yudhi nirjitam ||6.49.5||
What use is Sītā to me—what use even is life—when today I behold my brother lying defeated on the battlefield?
In the meantime, Rama, although bound, being a man of fortitude established in spiritual discipline, returned to consciousness.
Dharma is framed as gratitude and obligation: Rāma’s mission (including Sītā’s recovery) is morally inseparable from the life and sacrifice of his dharmic companion, Lakṣmaṇa.
Believing Lakṣmaṇa to be fallen/defeated in battle, Rāma speaks in despair, questioning the value of victory or even life.
Fidelity to relationships and moral accounting: Rāma measures success not by goals achieved but by whether those bound to him by dharma are preserved.