Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 46, Shloka 40

शरबन्धनम् (The Binding by Arrows) / Indrajit’s Illusory Assault and the Vanaras’ Consolation

Devanagari script

नैतत्किञ्चनरामस्यनचरामोमुमूर्षति ।।6.46.40।।नह्येनंहास्यतेलक्ष्मीद्दुर्लभायागतायुषाम् ।

Transliteration

naitat kiñcana rāmasya na ca rāmo mumūrṣati | na hy enaṃ hāsyate lakṣmīr durlabhā yā gatāyuṣām ||

Translation

Ce n’est point une raison de désespoir au sujet de Rāma, et Rāma n’est pas voué à mourir ; car Lakṣmī, si difficile à obtenir pour ceux dont la vie s’épuise, ne l’abandonnera pas.

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: निषेध
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: कर्ता/कर्म (contextual)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अत्र ‘एतत्’ = ‘this (thing)’

• किञ्चन: anything at all
• किञ्चन: विशेष्य/कर्म (contextual)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किञ्चन (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘anything, even a little’

• रामस्य: of Rama
• रामस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: निषेध
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (and)

• रामः: Rama
• रामः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मुमूर्षति: wishes to die / is about to die
• मुमूर्षति: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: मृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; desiderative (सन्नन्त) stem: मुमूर्ष- = ‘wish to die’

• न: not
• न: निषेध
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• हि: indeed
• हि: सम्बन्ध (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• हास्यते: will leave/abandon
• हास्यते: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: हा (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘will abandon/leave’

• लक्ष्मीः: Fortune/Prosperity
• लक्ष्मीः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दुर्लभा: hard to obtain
• दुर्लभा: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (लक्ष्मीः)

• आयुषाम्: of (men) with lifespan
• आयुषाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive; ‘of those with (certain) lifespan’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

Context

"Therefore, Rama has no fear of death, even a little. Whatever splendour is lost, prosperity will not leave him."

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmī (Fortune/personified prosperity)
• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Sugrīva

FAQs

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

Dharma is sustained by truthful confidence: one should not surrender to panic when the righteous cause has not truly failed.

What is the narrative situation?

With Rāma appearing incapacitated, morale collapses; Vibhīṣaṇa counters despair by asserting that Rāma will not die and that auspicious fortune remains with him.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Faithful discernment—separating appearance from reality and restoring courage through reasoned assurance.