Shloka 7

लक्ष्मणोपदेशः

Lakshmana Consoles Rama on Fate, Fortitude, and Right Action

Devanagari script

लोकस्वभाव एवैष ययातिर्नहुषात्मजः।गतश्शक्रेण सालोक्यमनयस्तं समस्पृशत्।।3.66.7।।

Transliteration

lokasvabhāva evaiṣa yayātir nahuṣātmajaḥ |

gataḥ śakreṇa sālokyam anayās taṁ samaspṛśat || 3.66.7 ||

Translation

นี่แลคือธรรมดาแห่งโลก: ยยาติ โอรสแห่งนะหุษะ ได้ไปสู่โลกเดียวกับศักระ (พระอินทร์) แต่เคราะห์ร้ายก็ยังแตะต้องเขาเพราะคำสาป

Word by Word

• lokasvabhāvaḥ: the nature of the world
• lokasvabhāvaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka + svabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa: lokasya svabhāvaḥ

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Avadhāraṇa-avyaya

• eṣaḥ: this
• eṣaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; demonstrative pronoun

• yayātiḥ: Yayāti
• yayātiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yayāti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• nahuṣātmajaḥ: son of Nahuṣa
• nahuṣātmajaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nahuṣa + ātmaja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa: nahuṣasya ātmajaḥ

• gataḥ: went/attained
• gataḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (गम् धातु)
• Form: Kta (past participle), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; predicate (with implied 'āsīt')

• śakreṇa: with/by Indra
• śakreṇa: Sahakārī/Karaṇa (सहकारी/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā, Ekavacana

• sālokyam: sharing the same world (with him)
• sālokyam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sālokya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; object of gataḥ (attained)

• anayaḥ: misfortune/curse
• anayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; subject of samaspṛśat

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• samaspṛśat: touched/befell
• samaspṛśat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + spṛś (स्पृश् धातु)
• Form: Laṅ-lakāra (Imperfect/past/लङ्), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana, Parasmaipada

Context

O best of men ! if you grieve and burn the world with your brilliance, wherefrom will the (ordinary) afflicted people get relief?

Characters & Entities

• Lakshmana
• Rama
• Yayati
• Nahusha
• Indra (Shakra)

FAQs

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

Dharma teaches realism about worldly reversals: even the exalted can fall; therefore one must respond with discernment, not despair.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakshmana uses an illustrative precedent (Yayati’s fall) to normalize adversity and steady Rama.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Wisdom through historical exempla—using itihasa to counsel right response.