Shloka 16
शरबन्धनविलापः
The Lament under the Net of Arrows
बाणाभिहतमर्मत्वान्नशक्नोत्यभिभाषितुम् ।रुजाचाब्रुवतोऽप्यस्यदृष्टिरागेणसूच्यते ।।6.49.16।।
bāṇābhihatamarmatvān na śaknoty abhibhāṣitum |
rujā cābruvato 'py asya dṛṣṭir āgeṇa sūcyate || 6.49.16 ||
تیروں نے اس کے نازک مقامات کو چھید دیا ہے، اس لیے وہ بول نہیں سکتا؛ مگر اگرچہ وہ کچھ نہیں کہتا، اس کی آنکھوں کی تپتی سرخی سے اس کا درد ظاہر ہو جاتا ہے۔
"Struck in the vital parts by the arrows, it is not possible for you to speak, but your anguish is indicated in your looks."
FAQs
Dharma as compassion-in-action begins with attentive seeing: Rāma reads suffering even without words, implying a moral duty to respond to pain that cannot be articulated.
Lakṣmaṇa is too severely wounded to speak; Rāma infers his agony from visible signs, especially the eyes.
Karunā (compassion) and sensitivity: Rāma’s careful perception of Lakṣmaṇa’s suffering.