Shloka 38

शरबन्धनम् (The Binding by Arrows) / Indrajit’s Illusory Assault and the Vanaras’ Consolation

Devanagari script

तस्मादुत्सृज्यवैक्लब्यंसर्वकार्यविनाशनम् ।।6.46.38।।हितंरामपुरोगणांसैन्यानानुचिन्त्यताम् ।

Transliteration

tasmād utsṛjya vaiklabyaṃ sarvakārya-vināśanam | hitam rāma-puro-gāṇāṃ sainyānām anucintyatām ||

Translation

ฉะนั้น จงละทิ้งความท้อถอยอันทำลายกิจทั้งปวงเสีย และให้พระศรีรามทรงนำหน้า แล้วพึงใคร่ครวญสิ่งที่เป็นประโยชน์แท้แก่กองทัพทั้งหลาย

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: क्रियाविशेषण (logical connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मात् (अव्यय/तद्-प्रयोग)
• Form: हेतु-अव्यय (therefore)

• उत्सृज्य: having abandoned
• उत्सृज्य: क्रियाविशेषण (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + सृज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund)

• वैक्लब्यम्: faint-heartedness
• वैक्लब्यम्: कर्म (Object of utsṛjya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैक्लब्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सर्वकार्यविनाशनम्: destroyer of all undertakings
• सर्वकार्यविनाशनम्: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + कार्य + विनाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां कार्याणां विनाशनम्) विशेषण (वैक्लब्यम्)

• हितम्: welfare, what is beneficial
• हितम्: कर्म (Object of anucintyatām)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित (प्रातिपदिक; √धा से क्त/हित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• रामपुरोगाणाम्: of those having Rama in front (led by Rama)
• रामपुरोगाणाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive; qualifies सैन्यानाम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राम + पुरोग (प्रातिपदिक; पुरस्+गम् से क्त/ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि (रामः पुरोगः येषां ते)

• सैन्यानाम्: of the armies
• सैन्यानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive; whose welfare)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सैन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• अनुचिन्त्यताम्: consider/think upon
• अनुचिन्त्यताम्: क्रिया (आज्ञा/Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; विधिलिङ्-भावार्थे आज्ञा (let it be considered)

Context

"Therefore, give up faint-heartedness as all actions will be destroyed by that. Following Rama's leadership, think of the army's welfare."

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Sugrīva
• Vānara-sainya (monkey army)

FAQs

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

Dharma here is steadfastness in righteous duty: despair is ethically and practically harmful because it destroys the capacity to act for the common good.

What is the narrative situation?

After Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa are struck down, panic spreads in the Vānara camp; Vibhīṣaṇa urges leaders to abandon fear and think of the army’s welfare under Rāma’s cause.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Leadership through courage and clarity—choosing constructive action over emotional collapse.