Shloka 38

लक्ष्मण-प्राणरक्षा:

Lakshmana’s Revival by the Herb-Mountain

Devanagari script

विशल्यस्ससमाघ्रायलक्ष्मणःपरवीरहा ।।।।विशल्योविरुजश्शीघ्रमुदतिष्ठन्महीतलात् ।

Transliteration

viśalyaḥ sa samāghrāya lakṣmaṇaḥ paravīrahā | viśalyo virujaḥ śīghram udatiṣṭhan mahītalāt ||

Translation

Lakṣmaṇa, bậc diệt trừ các dũng tướng địch, vừa ngửi dược ấy liền được nhổ sạch mũi tên, hết đau đớn, và mau chóng đứng dậy khỏi mặt đất.

Word by Word

• saśalyaḥ: still pierced (with the dart)
• saśalyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-śalya (प्रातिपदिक; स + शल्य)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ‘with the dart/foreign body still in’

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; pronoun

• samāghrāya: having inhaled
• samāghrāya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√ghrā (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), from sam-ā-√ghrā; ‘having smelled/inhaled’

• lakṣmaṇaḥ: Lakshmana
• lakṣmaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• paravīrahā: slayer of enemy heroes
• paravīrahā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para-vīra-han (प्रातिपदिक; पर + वीर + हन्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; adjective of lakṣmaṇaḥ; तत्पुरुषः ‘slayer of enemy-heroes’

• viśalyaḥ: free of the dart
• viśalyaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-śalya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ‘free from the dart’

• virujaḥ: painless
• virujaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-ruj (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ‘free from pain’

• śīghram: quickly
• śīghram: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषणम्)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghram (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण) ‘quickly’

• udatiṣṭhat: rose up
• udatiṣṭhat: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√sthā (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; from ud-√sthā ‘rose up’

• mahītalāt: from the ground
• mahītalāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahī-tala (प्रातिपदिक; मही + तल)
• Form: Neuter, Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular; तत्पुरुषः ‘surface of the earth’

Context

The destroyer of enemies, Lakshmana, who was pained by the javelin stuck in his body, on inhaling the herb, was devoid of javelin and rid of pain. He got up from the ground.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa
• Oṣadhi (herb/medicine)

FAQs

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

Dharma is sustained by preserving the righteous protector; recovery enables Lakṣmaṇa to return to duty rather than remain in despair.

What is the narrative situation?

After receiving the herb’s effect, Lakṣmaṇa is healed and rises from the battlefield ground.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Lakṣmaṇa’s endurance and readiness to resume righteous combat (dharma-yuddha).