Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 86, Shloka 16
लक्ष्मणगुणवर्णनम्
Lakshmana’s Vigil and Guha’s Testimony
जीवेदपि च मे माता शत्रुघ्नस्यान्ववेक्षया।दुःखिता या तु कौसल्या वीरसूर्विनशिष्यति।।।।
jīved api ca me mātā śatrughnasyānvavekṣayā | duḥkhitā yā tu kausalyā vīrasūr vinaśiṣyati ||
Ibuku mungkin masih dapat hidup, ditopang oleh kewajibannya menjaga Śatrughna; namun Kausalyā—ibu seorang pahlawan—akan binasa, dihancurkan oleh dukacita.
My mother might live, looking at Satrughna. But Kausalya, who is the mother of a hero, will die from extreme grief.
FAQs
Dharma is care and responsibility within family roles: Lakṣmaṇa notes how a mother’s survival can depend on her duty and attachment to her remaining child.
Lakṣmaṇa differentiates the likely fates of Sumitrā and Kausalyā in the aftermath of Rāma’s exile.
Kausalyā’s depth of love and the cost of separation; also Sumitrā’s sustaining duty toward Śatrughna.