रामलक्ष्मणयोर्ना गपाशबंधः कृतः किल । आकुलेषु कपीशेषु हताशेषु च सर्वशः
rāmalakṣmaṇayornā gapāśabaṃdhaḥ kṛtaḥ kila | ākuleṣu kapīśeṣu hatāśeṣu ca sarvaśaḥ
Sungguh, ikatan Nāgapāśa—jerat ular—telah dilemparkan kepada Rāma dan Lakṣmaṇa. Para pemimpin kera menjadi gelisah dan bingung, harapan mereka runtuh dari segala penjuru.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Brāhma Khaṇḍa context)
Scene: Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa lie bound by luminous serpent-nooses; Vānara chiefs gather around in panic and grief, some with hands on heads, others reaching out helplessly; the night sky and battlefield debris frame the crisis.
Dharma’s champions may face binding trials; despair is natural, but it is not the final truth.
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