Shloka 64

गोदावरीतटे सीतान्वेषणम्

The Search for Sītā at the Godāvarī

Devanagari script

नाकाशमुत्पतिष्यन्ति सर्वभूतानि लक्ष्मण।मम चापगुणोन्मुक्तैर्बाणजालैर्निरन्तरम्।।।।

Transliteration

nākāśam utpatiṣyanti sarvabhūtāni lakṣmaṇa |

mama cāpaguṇonmuktair bāṇajālair nirantaram |

Translation

โอ้ลักษมณะ สรรพสัตว์ทั้งปวงจักไม่อาจเหินขึ้นสู่เวหาได้ ด้วยข่ายศรอันต่อเนื่องไม่ขาด ที่ปล่อยจากสายธนูของข้าพเจ้า จนไม่เหลือช่องให้เคลื่อนไหว

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• ākāśam: the sky
• ākāśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ākāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• utpatiṣyanti: will fly up
• utpatiṣyanti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut+pat (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• sarvabhūtāni: all beings
• sarvabhūtāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva+bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः कर्मधारय (sarvāṇi bhūtāni)

• lakṣmaṇa: O Lakshmana
• lakṣmaṇa: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• mama: of me / my
• mama: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• cāpaguṇa-unmuktaiḥ: released from the bowstring
• cāpaguṇa-unmuktaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cāpa+guṇa+unmukta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (cāpasya guṇena unmuktaiḥ)

• bāṇajālaiḥ: by nets/volleys of arrows
• bāṇajālaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāṇa+jāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (bāṇānāṃ jālaiḥ)

• nirantaram: continuously
• nirantaram: Kriya-vishesana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nirantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

Context

Lakshmana! no beings will be able to move in the sky, blocked by arrows released from my bow-string there will be no space left there.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana
• ākāśa (sky)
• cāpa (bow)
• bāṇa (arrows)
• sarvabhūta (all beings)

FAQs

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

The verse underscores that power must be ethically governed: the ability to immobilize “all beings” shows why dharma requires discrimination—punishing the guilty without trapping the innocent.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma, in wrath, describes the totalizing force of his archery—an unbroken barrage that would fill the sky and halt movement.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Unmatched prowess (vikrama/śaurya), presented as a tool meant for restoring moral order after a grave violation.