Shloka 18
शरबन्धनविलापः
The Lament under the Net of Arrows
इष्टबन्धुजनोनित्यंमांचनित्यमनुव्रतः ।इमामद्यगतोऽवस्थांममानार्यस्यदुर्नयैः ।।6.49.18।।
iṣṭabandhujano nityaṃ māṃ ca nityam anuvrataḥ |
imām adya gato 'vasthāṃ mamānāryasya durnayaiḥ || 6.49.18 ||
وہ جو ہمیشہ اپنے عزیز رشتہ داروں کا محبوب تھا اور جو سدا وفاداری سے میرے پیچھے چلتا رہا—آج میری ہی بدراہ روی، اس کمینے کی کج فہمی کے سبب، اس حال کو پہنچ گیا ہے۔
"He who was liked by relatives, was following ignoble me ever devoutly has reached this state."
FAQs
Dharma is the honest recognition of causality and responsibility: Rāma interprets Lakṣmaṇa’s suffering as the outcome of his own flawed course, underscoring satya as self-incrimination rather than self-defense.
Rāma reflects on Lakṣmaṇa’s beloved status and constant devotion, and blames himself for Lakṣmaṇa’s present fallen condition.
Lakṣmaṇa’s steadfastness (anuvratatā): unwavering adherence to Rāma’s path, even at great personal cost.