Shloka 15

लक्ष्मण-प्राणरक्षा:

Lakshmana’s Revival by the Herb-Mountain

Devanagari script

देशेदेशेकलत्राणिदेशेदेशे च बान्दवाः ।तंतुदेशं न पश्यामियत्रभ्रातासहोदरः ।।।।

Transliteration

deśe deśe kalatrāṇi deśe deśe ca bāndhavāḥ | taṃ tu deśaṃ na paśyāmi yatra bhrātā sahodaraḥ ||

Translation

ദേശദേശങ്ങളിൽ ഭാര്യമാർ ലഭിക്കും, ദേശദേശങ്ങളിൽ ബന്ധുക്കളും ലഭിക്കും; എന്നാൽ ഒരേ മാതാവിൽ ജനിച്ച സഹോദരനെ വീണ്ടും ലഭിക്കുന്ന ദേശം ഞാൻ കാണുന്നില്ല.

Word by Word

• deśe: in (each) place
• deśe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular; used distributively with repetition

• deśe: in place after place
• deśe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular (repetition for distributive sense)

• kalatrāṇi: wives
• kalatrāṇi: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalatra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• deśe: in (each) place
• deśe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• deśe: in place after place
• deśe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)

• bāndhavāḥ: relatives
• bāndhavāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāndhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• tam: that
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun used adjectivally, Masculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular

• tu: but
• tu: Discourse particle (वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), contrastive

• deśam: place
• deśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• na: not
• na: Negator (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle

• paśyāmi: I see/find
• paśyāmi: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paś (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 1st person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Relative adverb

• bhrātā: brother
• bhrātā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• sahodaraḥ: full (uterine)
• sahodaraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahodara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; adjective 'born of the same womb' qualifying bhrātā

Context

'Wives can be found everywhere, relatives can be found everywhere but biological sibling brothers are not found in any place.'

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa (implied as sahodara)
• bāndhava (kin)

FAQs

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

Recognition of irreplaceable bonds: dharma honors duties to those who share life’s deepest obligations—here, the unique responsibility and love between brothers.

What is the narrative situation?

Rama, fearing Lakṣmaṇa’s loss, reflects on how irreplaceable a true brother is.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Fidelity to family duty (kula-dharma) and heartfelt appreciation of kinship.