Shloka 65

गोदावरीतटे सीतान्वेषणम्

The Search for Sītā at the Godāvarī

Devanagari script

अर्दितं मम नाराचैर्ध्वस्तभ्रान्तमृगद्विजम्।समाकुलममर्यादं जगत्पश्याद्य लक्ष्मण।।।।

Transliteration

arditaṃ mama nārācair dhvasta-bhrānta-mṛga-dvijam | samākulam amaryādaṃ jagat paśyādya lakṣmaṇa ||

Translation

โอ้ลักษมณะ จงดูเถิดบัดนี้ ด้วยศรปลายเหล็กของข้าพเจ้า โลกนี้จักปั่นป่วน—สัตว์ป่าและนกจักแตกกระเจิง หลงตระหนกหนีไป—ล่วงเลยขอบเขตแห่งธรรมเนียมทั้งปวง

Word by Word

• arditam: afflicted
• arditam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ardita (प्रातिपदिक; √ard/अर्द्-धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

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

• nārācaiḥ: by iron darts
• nārācaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārāca (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• dhvasta-bhrānta-mṛga-dvijam: (the world) with beasts and birds destroyed and bewildered
• dhvasta-bhrānta-mṛga-dvijam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhvasta+bhrānta+mṛga+dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः द्वन्द्व (mṛgāś ca dvijāś ca) तथा विशेषणद्वारा (dhvasta, bhrānta)

• samākulam: confused, tumultuous
• samākulam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samākula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• amaryādam: lawless, beyond bounds
• amaryādam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a+maryāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नञ्-समासभाव (negation prefix a-)

• jagat: the world
• jagat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• paśya: see
• paśya: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paś (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• adya: today/now
• adya: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

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

Context

O Lakshmna! now beasts and birds will be confused and destroyed by my darts.You will see them crossing all limits of propriety.

Characters & Entities

• Rama
• Lakshmana
• mṛga (beasts)
• dvija (birds)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how uncontrolled anger can push even a righteous person toward amaryādā (crossing moral limits). Dharma requires restraint (maryādā) even amid grief and outrage.

What is the narrative situation?

Immediately after Sītā’s abduction, Rāma’s sorrow turns into fierce anger, and he warns Lakṣmaṇa that his arrows will throw the natural world into chaos.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s intense protectiveness and commitment to justice are emphasized, while also foreshadowing the ethical tension between righteous purpose and loss of self-restraint.