Shloka 28

लक्ष्मणक्रोधः सुग्रीवप्रबोधनं च

Lakshmana’s Wrath and the Summoning of Sugriva

Devanagari script

सुग्रीवस्य प्रमादं च पूर्वजं चार्तमात्मवान्।।बुद्ध्वा कोपवशं वीरः पुनरेव जगाम सः।

Transliteration

sugrīvasya pramādaṃ ca pūrvajaṃ cārtam ātmavān | buddhvā kopavaśaṃ vīraḥ punar eva jagāma saḥ ||

Translation

आत्मसंयमी वीराने सुग्रीवाचा प्रमाद जाणून, आणि आपल्या आर्त पूर्वजाचा (श्रीरामाचा) स्मरण करून, तो पुन्हा क्रोधाच्या अधीन झाला.

Word by Word

• sugrīvasya: of Sugriva
• sugrīvasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sugrīva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• pramādam: negligence/dereliction
• pramādam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pramāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• pūrvajam: elder brother
• pūrvajam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrvaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• ārtam: distressed/helpless
• ārtam: Karma-anvaya (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ārta (कृदन्त; √ṛ (धातु) + क्त, अर्थे ‘पीडित’)
• Form: विशेषण; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ātmavān: self-possessed, sensible
• ātmavān: Karta-anvaya (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ātmavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• buddhvā: having understood
• buddhvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: buddhvā (कृदन्त; √budh (धातु), क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (gerund/absolutive): ‘having understood/realized’

• kopa-vaśam: the sway of anger
• kopa-vaśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kopa (प्रातिपदिक) + vaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (kopasya vaśaḥ = control/grip of anger)

• vīraḥ: the hero/warrior
• vīraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• punar: again
• punar: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): ‘again’

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle): ‘indeed/just’

• jagāma: went
• jagāma: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Context

The sensible warrior, recognising Sugriva's dereliction of duty and his own brother's agony once again flew into fury.

Characters & Entities

• Sugrīva
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Rāma (implied as pūrvaja/elder brother)

FAQs

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

Dharma demands fidelity to promises and compassion for the suffering of the righteous; negligence toward pledged duty provokes moral anger.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakṣmaṇa realizes Sugrīva has delayed action while Rāma remains in distress, and his anger intensifies again.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Fraternal loyalty and protective zeal—Lakṣmaṇa’s commitment to Rāma’s welfare and justice.