Shloka 9
शरबन्धनविलापः
The Lament under the Net of Arrows
विवत्सांवेपमानांचक्रोशन्तींकुररीमिव ।कथमाश्वासयिष्यामियदियास्यामितंविना ।।6.49.9।।
vivatsāṃ vepamānāṃ ca krośantīṃ kurarīm iva | katham āśvāsayiṣyāmi yadi yāsyāmi taṃ vinā ||6.49.9||
اگر میں اس کے بغیر لوٹ جاؤں تو میں اسے کیسے دلاسہ دوں گا—جو اپنے بچے سے محروم، کانپتی ہوئی، اور مادہ کُرَری کی طرح چیختی پکارتی ہو؟
"If I go to Ayodhya without him, how can I console Sumithra crying aloud like a female osprey?"
FAQs
Dharma as compassion and care for the suffering: the verse foregrounds the obligation to comfort the grieving and the fear of failing that duty.
Rāma anticipates Sumitrā’s unbearable sorrow if Lakṣmaṇa does not return, and he doubts his ability to console her.
Empathy: the speaker vividly imagines another’s pain, indicating a dharmic heart that does not treat victory as meaningful if loved ones are lost.