Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 45, Shloka 26

इन्द्रजितः अन्तर्धानयुद्धं

Indrajit’s Concealed Assault and the Fall of Rama and Lakshmana

Devanagari script

रामंकमलपत्राक्षंशरबन्धपरिक्षतम् ।।6.45.26।।शुशोचभ्रातरंदृष्टवापतितंधरणीतले ।

Transliteration

rāmaṃ kamalapatrākṣaṃ śarabandhaparikṣatam |

śuśoca bhrātaraṃ dṛṣṭvā patitaṃ dharaṇītale ||6.45.26||

Translation

Nang makita niya ang kapatid na si Rāma, na may mga matang gaya ng talulot ng lotus, na sugatan sa pagkakagapos ng mga palaso at nakahandusay sa lupa, si Lakṣmaṇa ay lubhang nagdalamhati.

Word by Word

• rāmam: Rama
• rāmam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• kamala-patra-akṣam: lotus-petal-eyed
• kamala-patra-akṣam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kamala (प्रातिपदिक) + patra (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (कर्मधारय sense: 'lotus-petal-eyed'), Masculine, Accusative, Singular; qualifying rāmam

• śara-bandha-parikṣatam: wounded by a net/binding of arrows
• śara-bandha-parikṣatam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śara (प्रातिपदिक) + bandha (प्रातिपदिक) + pari- + kṣata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (śara-bandhena parikṣataḥ), PPP (क्त) from √kṣad/√kṣi? (kṣata 'wounded') with prefix pari-; Masculine, Accusative, Singular; qualifying rāmam

• śuśoca: grieved
• śuśoca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śuc (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd person, Singular

• bhrātaram: (his) brother
• bhrātaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा)

• patitam: fallen
• patitam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pat (धातु) + patita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: PPP (क्त), Masculine, Accusative, Singular; qualifying bhrātaram (i.e., brother seen as fallen)

• dharaṇī-tale: on the ground
• dharaṇī-tale: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharaṇī (प्रातिपदिक) + tala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: dharaṇyāḥ talaṃ), Neuter, Locative, Singular

Context

Lakshmana grieved seeing his elder brother Rama pierced by arrows, pained, and fallen on the ground.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Arrows (śara)
• Earth/ground (dharaṇī)

FAQs

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

The verse foregrounds dharma as compassionate fidelity: grief is not weakness but a truthful response (satya to emotion) that coexists with duty—love strengthens the resolve to protect the righteous.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakṣmaṇa sees Rāma on the ground, bound as it were by arrows, and mourns.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Karunā (compassion) joined with steadfast loyalty: Lakṣmaṇa’s sorrow reflects deep ethical attachment to his brother and to the dharmic cause they serve.