Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 49, Shloka 11
शरबन्धनविलापः
The Lament under the Net of Arrows
उपालम्बंनशक्ष्यामिसोढुंबतसुमित्रया ।इहैवदेहंत्यक्ष्यामिनहिजीवितुमुत्सहे ।।6.49.11।।
upālambaṃ na śakṣyāmi soḍhuṃ bata sumitrayā |
ihaiva dehaṃ tyakṣyāmi na hi jīvitum utsahe || 6.49.11 ||
Than ôi, ta sẽ không thể chịu đựng được lời trách móc của Sumitra. Ngay tại đây ta sẽ từ bỏ thân xác này—vì ta không còn ý chí để tiếp tục sống.
"If Sumithra asks me, I can't endure. I cannot bear it. I shall give up my body, my life here itself."
FAQs
Dharma is portrayed as the gravity of relational duty: Rāma recognizes that actions have moral consequences within family and community, and that blame (just or unjust) is part of ethical accountability.
Rāma, overwhelmed, imagines Sumitrā’s grief and accusation if Lakṣmaṇa is truly lost, and speaks of abandoning life.
Empathy and moral sensitivity: Rāma anticipates another’s suffering (a mother’s) and feels answerable to it.