Shloka 15

शरबन्धनविलापः

The Lament under the Net of Arrows

Devanagari script

शयानःशरतल्पेऽस्मिन् सशोणितपरिप्लुतः ।शरजालैचशितोभासिभास्करोऽस्तमिवव्रजन् ।।6.49.15।।

Transliteration

śayānaḥ śaratalpe 'smin saśoṇitapariplutaḥ |

śarajālaiś cito bhāsi bhāskaro 'stam iva vrajan || 6.49.15 ||

Translation

เมื่อท่านนอนอยู่บนแท่นศรนี้ ชุ่มโชกด้วยโลหิต และถูกปกคลุมด้วยตาข่ายแห่งศร ท่านยังคงส่องประกาย—ดุจพระอาทิตย์ยามเคลื่อนสู่ยามอัสดง

Word by Word

• शयानः: lying
• शयानः: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शी (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle/कृदन्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier) सः/लक्ष्मणः

• शरतल्पे: on the bed of arrows
• शरतल्पे: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर-तल्प (प्रातिपदिक; शर + तल्प)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: अधिकरण (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी, एकवचन; 'in this'

• सशोणितपरिप्लुतः: bathed in blood
• सशोणितपरिप्लुतः: विशेषण (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-शोणित-परिप्लुत (प्रातिपदिक; स + शोणित + परिप्लुत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः: 'शोणितेन परिप्लुतः सन्' (flooded with blood)

• शरजालैः: by nets of arrows
• शरजालैः: करण (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर-जाल (प्रातिपदिक; शर + जाल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; करण (instrument)

• चितः: covered, piled
• चितः: क्रिया-विशेषण/विधेय (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चि (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'heaped/covered'

• भासि: you shine
• भासि: क्रिया (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भास् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• भास्करः: the sun
• भास्करः: उपमान (Standard of simile/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भास्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपमान (standard of comparison)

• अस्तम्: setting (to the west)
• अस्तम्: कर्म (Goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; गत्यर्थे लक्ष्य (goal)

• इव: like
• इव: उपमा (Simile marker/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानसूचक अव्यय (simile particle)

• व्रजन्: going
• व्रजन्: क्रिया-विशेषण (Adverbial participle/क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier) भास्करः (implied)

Context

"Lying on the bed of arrows in the network of arrows, blood flowing out from the body he remains shining like the setting sun."

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa
• Sun (bhāskara)

FAQs

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

Dharma honors inner worth even amid ruin: Lakṣmaṇa’s radiance symbolizes virtue that remains luminous even when the body is broken.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma describes Lakṣmaṇa’s wounded body on an arrow-bed, yet perceives a heroic splendor that persists.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Tejas (spiritual/heroic brilliance): Lakṣmaṇa’s dignity and nobility are depicted as undiminished.