Shloka 8
शरबन्धनविलापः
The Lament under the Net of Arrows
किंनुवक्ष्यामिकौसल्यांमातरंकिंनुकैकयीम् ।कथमम्बांसुमित्रांचपुत्रदर्शनलालसाम् ।।6.49.8।।
kiṃ nu vakṣyāmi kausalyāṃ mātaraṃ kiṃ nu kaikayīm | katham ambāṃ sumitrāṃ ca putradarśanalālasām ||6.49.8||
ഞാൻ മാതാവ് കൗസല്യയോട് എന്തു പറയും—കൈകേയിയോട് എന്തു പറയും? പുത്രദർശനത്തിനായി ആകാംക്ഷയോടെ കാത്തിരിക്കുന്ന മാതാവ് സുമിത്രയെ ഞാൻ എങ്ങനെ നേരിടും?
"What can I say to mother Kausalya, Kaikeyi and mother Sumithra waiting to see her son?"
FAQs
Accountability to elders and truthfulness in relationships: Rāma anticipates the moral burden of explaining events to the mothers, showing that dharma includes honest responsibility toward family.
In the war context, Rāma fears the consequences of returning to Ayodhyā if Lakṣmaṇa is lost, and he imagines the grief of the queens—especially Sumitrā awaiting her son.
Filial sensitivity and moral responsibility: Rāma measures his actions by their impact on elders and by his duty to give a truthful account.