Shloka 43

लक्ष्मण-प्राणरक्षा:

Lakshmana’s Revival by the Herb-Mountain

Devanagari script

इत्येवंवदतस्तस्यराघवस्यमहात्मनः ।।।।भिन्नश्शिथिलयावाचालक्ष्मणोवाक्यमब्रवीत् ।

Transliteration

ity evaṃ vadatas tasya rāghavasya mahātmanaḥ | bhinnaḥ śithilayā vācā lakṣmaṇo vākyam abravīt ||

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ മഹാത്മാവായ രാഘവൻ പറയുമ്പോൾ, ആ ക്ഷീണിച്ചുപോകുന്ന വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ട് വ്യാകുലനായ ലക്ഷ്മണൻ തളർന്ന ശബ്ദത്തിൽ മറുപടി പറഞ്ഞു.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• evam: in this way
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (manner adverb)

• vadataḥ: of (him) speaking
• vadataḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vad (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle) 'vadat', षष्ठी-विभक्ति (genitive), एकवचन; 'rāghavasya' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (genitive), एकवचन

• rāghavasya: of Raghava
• rāghavasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāghava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• mahātmanaḥ: of the great-souled
• mahātmanaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (epithet)

• bhinnaḥ: broken/overwhelmed
• bhinnaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhinna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle) from √bhid; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'lakṣmaṇaḥ' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• śithilayā: with faltering
• śithilayā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śithila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'vācā' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• vācā: with speech/voice
• vācā: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāc (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• lakṣmaṇaḥ: Lakshmana
• lakṣmaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• vākyam: words/speech
• vākyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• abravīt: said
• abravīt: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Context

'Lakshmana! If you had not come out of death, what use is life to me? What is the use of Sita? What is the meaning of life' said Rama?

Characters & Entities

• Rāma (Rāghava)
• Lakṣmaṇa

FAQs

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

Dharma includes correcting despairing speech when it weakens resolve; Lakṣmaṇa prepares to restore Rāma’s steadiness in duty.

What is the narrative situation?

After hearing Rāma’s emotionally charged statements, Lakṣmaṇa begins to answer him.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Lakṣmaṇa’s discernment and courage to advise even his revered elder.