Shloka 11

Devanagari script

सुमहान्त्यपि भूतानि देवाश्च पुरुषर्षभ।न दैवस्य प्रमुञ्चन्ति सर्वभूतानि देहिनः।।3.66.11।।

Transliteration

sumahānty api bhūtāni devāś ca puruṣarṣabha |

na daivasya pramuñcanti sarvabhūtāni dehinaḥ || 3.66.11 ||

Translation

Oh toro entre los hombres, ningún ser encarnado queda libre de lo decretado por el destino: aun los grandes seres y aun los dioses no escapan a su curso. Por eso, que el dolor no destruya el discernimiento.

Word by Word

• sumahānti: very great
• sumahānti: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; viśeṣaṇa of bhūtāni

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa/saṃbhāvanā particle

• bhūtāni: beings
• bhūtāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• devāḥ: gods
• devāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Sam uccaya-avyaya

• puruṣarṣabha: O bull among men
• puruṣarṣabha: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa + ṛṣabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Sambodhana, Ekavacana; karmadhāraya

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Niṣedha-avyaya

• daivasya: of fate
• daivasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana

• pramuñcanti: are released/escape
• pramuñcanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + muc (मुच् धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Prathama-puruṣa, Bahuvacana, Parasmaipada

• sarvabhūtāni: all beings
• sarvabhūtāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; karmadhāraya: sarvāṇi bhūtāni

• dehinaḥ: embodied ones/mortals
• dehinaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dehin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana

Context

O best among men ! Fate spares none. Great beings, every creature, even the gods cannot escape fate.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana
• Devas (gods)
• Daiva (fate)

FAQs

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

Dharma is to maintain discernment and duty even when events are beyond control; recognizing the limits of agency prevents collapse into despair.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakshmana argues that misfortune is universal—even the gods face it—so Rama should not be overwhelmed after Sita’s abduction.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rational steadiness (dhairya): Lakshmana frames grief within a broader law of life to stabilize Rama’s mind.