Shloka 8
लक्ष्मण-प्राणरक्षा:
Lakshmana’s Revival by the Herb-Mountain
भ्रातरंनिहतंदृष्टवारावणेनदुरात्मना ।विष्टनन्तंतुदुःखार्तंमर्मण्यभिहतंभृशम् ।।।।
bhrātaraṃ nihataṃ dṛṣṭvā rāvaṇena durātmanā |
viṣṭanantaṃ tu duḥkhārtaṃ marmaṇy abhihataṃ bhṛśam ||
ദുഷ്ടബുദ്ധിയായ രാവണൻ വധിച്ച സഹോദരനെ കണ്ടു, മർമ്മസ്ഥാനങ്ങളിൽ അത്യന്തം മുറിവേറ്റു ദുഃഖത്തിൽ പുളഞ്ഞുകിടക്കുന്നവനെ നോക്കി (രാമൻ) അത്യന്തം വ്യാകുലനായി.
"I wish to see the destruction of this evil minded one quickly before the sun completes the day and sets."
FAQs
It contrasts dharma and adharma through action: Rāvaṇa is named “evil-minded” due to harm inflicted, while the righteous side responds with grief and moral urgency.
The narrator describes Lakṣmaṇa’s severe wounds inflicted by Rāvaṇa and sets the stage for Rāma’s intense reaction.
Rāma’s compassion and familial responsibility, which become the emotional engine for renewed resolve.