Shloka 49

मायामृगदर्शनम्

The Vision of the Illusory Deer

Devanagari script

अप्रमत्तेन ते भाव्यमाश्रमस्थेन सीतया।।3.43.48।।यावत्पृषतमेकेन सायकेन निहन्म्यहम्।हत्वैतच्चर्म चादाय शीघ्रमेष्यामि लक्ष्मण।।3.43.49।।

Transliteration

apramattena te bhāvyam āśramasthena sītayā || (3.43.48) || yāvat pṛṣatam ekena sāyakena nihanmy aham | hatvaitac carma cādāya śīghram eṣyāmi lakṣmaṇa || (3.43.49) ||

Translation

నీవు సీతతో కలిసి ఆశ్రమంలో ఉండి అప్రమత్తంగా ఉండాలి. నేను ఒక్క బాణంతో ఆ చుక్కల మృగాన్ని వధించి, దాని చర్మాన్ని తీసుకొని త్వరగా తిరిగి వస్తాను, లక్ష్మణా।

Word by Word

• हत्वा: having killed
• हत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभाव (gerund)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषणम् (qualifies 'चर्म')

• चर्म: skin/hide
• चर्म: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभाव (gerund), उपसर्ग: आ-

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (quickly)

• एष्यामि: I will come
• एष्यामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• लक्ष्मण: O Lakṣmaṇa
• लक्ष्मण: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

Context

Keep vigil over Sita at the hermitage, O Lakshmana I will certainly kill the speckled antelope with a single arrow, get his skin and come back quickly.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa
• Sītā
• Hermitage (āśrama)
• Arrow (sāyaka)

FAQs

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

The repeated instruction underscores dharma as sustained attentiveness—negligence in protection is itself a moral failure.

What is the narrative situation?

A reiteration (or alternate numbering) of Rāma’s directive to Lakṣmaṇa to guard Sītā while he pursues the deer.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Steadfast guardianship: unwavering alertness while entrusted with another’s safety.