Shloka 13
शरबन्धनविलापः
The Lament under the Net of Arrows
त्वंनित्यंसुविषण्णंमामाश्वासयसिलक्ष्मण ।गतासुर्नाद्यशक्तोऽसिमामार्तमभिभाषितुम् ।।6.49.13।।
tvaṃ nityaṃ suviṣaṇṇaṃ mām āśvāsayasi lakṣmaṇa |
gatāsur nādya śakto 'si mām ārtaṃ abhibhāṣitum || 6.49.13 ||
ലക്ഷ്മണാ, ഞാൻ നിത്യവും വിഷണ്ണനായപ്പോൾ നീ എന്നെ ആശ്വസിപ്പിക്കുമായിരുന്നു. ഇന്ന് പ്രാണവായു വിട്ടതിനാൽ, എന്റെ ആർത്തിയെ നീ അഭിസംബോധന ചെയ്യാൻ കഴിയുന്നില്ല.
"You were always comforting me when I was sad. Now however much I am grieved, ceased of life you cannot comfort me."
FAQs
Dharma is relational care: the righteous life is sustained by mutual support; the verse highlights the ethical beauty of consolation, counsel, and brotherly guardianship.
Rāma addresses the seemingly lifeless Lakṣmaṇa, remembering how Lakṣmaṇa used to console him, and grieving that he cannot do so now.
Lakṣmaṇa’s devoted service and emotional steadiness—he is portrayed as Rāma’s constant support in adversity.