अयोध्याकाण्डे एकपञ्चाशः सर्गः — Guha’s Vigil and Lakṣmaṇa’s Lament
Night on the riverbank
कथं दशरथौ भूमौ शयाने सह सीतया।शक्या निद्रा मया लब्धुं जीवितं वा सुखानि वा।।।।
kathaṁ dāśarathau bhūmau śayāne saha sītayā |
śakyā nidrā mayā labdhuṁ jīvitaṁ vā sukhāni vā ||
ଦଶରଥନନ୍ଦନ ରାମ ସୀତାଙ୍କ ସହ ନିରାବରଣ ଭୂମିରେ ଶୟନ କରୁଥିବାବେଳେ, ମୁଁ କିପରି ନିଦ୍ରା ପାଇପାରିବି? ଜୀବନ କିମ୍ବା ସୁଖ ମଧ୍ୟ ମୋତେ କିପରି ଇଚ୍ଛନୀୟ ଲାଗିବ?
I along with my kinsmen, bow in hand, will protect my dear friend, Rama with Sita from every side.
Dharma as empathetic solidarity: Lakshmana refuses personal comfort while Rama endures hardship, treating shared suffering as a moral obligation of love and duty.
During exile, Rama and Sita rest on the ground; Lakshmana, distressed, declares he cannot sleep or enjoy comfort while they suffer.
Self-denial and unwavering fraternal devotion—Lakshmana’s readiness to forgo comfort out of duty and love.