Shloka 3
कबन्धवधः
The Severing of Kabandha’s Arms and the Opening of Dialogue
तच्छ्रुत्वा लक्ष्मणो वाक्यं प्राप्तकालं हितं तदा।उवाचाऽर्तिं समापन्नो विक्रमे कृतलक्षणः।।।।
tac chrutvā lakṣmaṇo vākyaṃ prāptakālaṃ hitaṃ tadā | uvāca ārtiṃ samāpanno vikrame kṛtalakṣaṇaḥ ||
ആ വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ടപ്പോൾ, ലക്ഷ്മണൻ ദുഃഖത്തിൽ ആകുലനായിരുന്നെങ്കിലും ധൈര്യവും വീര്യവും ഉറപ്പാക്കി, യോജിച്ച സമയത്ത് ഹിതകരമായ സമയോചിത വാക്കുകൾ പറഞ്ഞു.
O best among men hear how I have been deformed due to my haughtiness.इत्यार्ष श्रीमद्रामायणे वाल्मीकीय आदिकाव्ये अरण्यकाण्डे सप्ततितमस्सर्गः।।Thus ends the seventieth sarga of Aranyakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
Dharma includes discernment: speaking and acting in a way that is both timely (kāla) and beneficial (hita), especially in crisis.
After Kabandha threatens to eat them, the narration marks Lakshmana’s transition from distress to decisive counsel.
Pragmatic courage—Lakshmana’s ability to choose effective action and speech at the right time.