Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 48, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

तमेवमर्थं प्रसमीक्ष्य सम्यक् स्वकर्मसाम्याद्धि समाहितात्मा।स्मरंश्च दिव्यं धनुषोऽस्त्रवीर्यं व्रजाक्षतं कर्म समारभस्व।।।।

Transliteration

tam evam arthaṃ prasamīkṣya samyak svakarmasāmyād dhi samāhitātmā | smaraṃś ca divyaṃ dhanuṣo 'stravīryaṃ vrajākṣataṃ karma samārabhasva ||

Translation

ເມື່ອໄດ້ພິຈາລະນາເລື່ອງນີ້ຢ່າງຖືກຕ້ອງ ດ້ວຍຈິດໃຈທີ່ຕັ້ງມັ່ນ ແລະ ດຸນພິນິດອັນດີແລ້ວ, ຈົ່ງລະລຶກອານຸພາບທິບຂອງຄັນທະນູ ແລະ ພະລັງອາວຸດອັສຕຣາ; ແລ້ວຈົ່ງອອກໄປເລີ່ມກິດຈະການນັ້ນ ໃຫ້ເປັນໄປໂດຍບໍ່ໃຫ້ຕົນເອງພິນາດກາງທາງ

Word by Word

• tam: that (matter)
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार (thus/in this way)

• artham: matter/meaning
• artham: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: artha (अर्थ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• prasamīkṣya: having thoroughly examined
• prasamīkṣya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-sam-īkṣ (प्र+सम्+ईक्ष् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल

• samyak: properly
• samyak: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; manner adverb (properly)

• sva-karma-sāmyāt: from the propriety of one’s duty
• sva-karma-sāmyāt: Hetu (हेतु/Ablative cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (स्व) + karma (कर्मन्) + sāmya (साम्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (स्वकर्मणः साम्यात् = from propriety/fitness of one’s own duty)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), emphasis

• samāhitātmā: one with composed mind
• samāhitātmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samāhita (समाहित) + ātman (आत्मन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (समाहितः आत्मा यस्य = one whose mind is composed)

• smaran: remembering
• smaran: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (स्मृ धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• divyam: divine
• divyam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (दिव्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• dhanuṣaḥ: of the bow
• dhanuṣaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhanus (धनुस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• astra-vīryam: power of (your) weapons
• astra-vīryam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: astra (अस्त्र) + vīrya (वीर्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (अस्त्राणां वीर्यम् = power of weapons)

• vraja: go/proceed
• vraja: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vraj (व्रज् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• akṣatam: unharmed/undamaged
• akṣatam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akṣata (अक्षत प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• karma: task/deed
• karma: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (कर्मन् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• samārabhasva: undertake/begin
• samārabhasva: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-rabh (सम्+आ+रभ् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Context

"Assess the situation properly. You are a person of sound judgement. You are a master in weaponry. Recollect the strength of your bow and divineastrasand march forward with a singleminded attention. Act in a manner that does not bring your doom.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Indrajit (Meghanāda)
• dhanuṣ (bow)

FAQs

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

Disciplined action guided by reflection: dharma in warfare includes composure, correct appraisal, and avoiding self-destructive rashness.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāvaṇa urges Indrajit to evaluate the situation and then act with focused competence, relying on his divine weaponry.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Samādhāna (composure) and preparedness—remembering one’s capacities and acting with steady intent.