Shloka 3

औषधिपर्वताहरणम् / The Retrieval of the Herb

Bearing Mountain

Devanagari script

माभैष्टनास्त्यत्रविषादकालोयदार्यपुत्त्रौविवशौविषण्णौ ।स्वयम्भुवोवाक्यमथोद्वहन्तौयत्सादिताविन्द्रजिदस्त्रजालैः ।।6.74.3।।

Transliteration

mā bhaiṣṭa nāsty atra viṣāda-kālo yad ārya-putrau vivaśau viṣaṇṇau |

svayambhuvo vākyam athodvahantau yat sāditāv indrajid astra-jālaiḥ ||6.74.3||

Translation

Chớ sợ hãi—đây chẳng phải lúc để u sầu. Hai vị vương tử cao quý, tuy bị áp đảo và buồn bã, đã bị lưới tên của Indrajit đánh trúng, khi vẫn gánh vác thánh lệnh của Đấng Tự Sinh (Phạm Thiên).

Word by Word

• mā: do not
• mā: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः; prohibitive modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mā (अव्यय)
• Form: Prohibitive particle (निषेधार्थक-अव्यय), used with imperative: 'do not'

• bhaiṣṭa: fear
• bhaiṣṭa: Kriyā (क्रिया; main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhī (धातु) + loṭ
• Form: Loṭ-lakāra (आज्ञार्थ), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd person), Bahuvacana (plural); parasmaipada; √bhī 'to fear' → 'fear (you all)'

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः; negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)

• asti: is
• asti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (वर्तमान), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Ekavacana (singular); parasmaipada; √as 'to be'

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb of place (देशवाचक-अव्यय): 'here'

• viṣāda-kālaḥ: a time for sorrow
• viṣāda-kālaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; subject of 'asti')
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣāda (प्रातिपदिक) + kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masculine), Prathamā-vibhakti (nominative), Ekavacana; Ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष): 'time of sorrow'

• yat: since/that
• yat: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः; relative connector)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), Prathamā/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया) Ekavacana; relative pronoun introducing reason/condition: 'since/that'

• ārya-putrau: the noble princes (two)
• ārya-putrau: Karta (कर्ता; subject of participle 'udvahantau')
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārya (प्रातिपदिक) + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā-vibhakti, Dvivacana (dual); Karmadhāraya/Tatpuruṣa sense: 'noble sons' (honorific for Rāma-Lakṣmaṇa)

• vivaśau: helpless
• vivaśau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण; qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vivaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā-vibhakti, Dvivacana; adjective qualifying ārya-putrau: 'helpless/out of control'

• viṣaṇṇau: despondent
• viṣaṇṇau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viṣaṇṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā-vibhakti, Dvivacana; adjective qualifying ārya-putrau: 'despondent'

• svayambhuvaḥ: of the Creator (Brahmā)
• svayambhuvaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः; genitive relation to 'vākyam')
• Type: Noun
• Root: svayambhū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī-vibhakti (genitive), Ekavacana; 'of Svayambhū (Brahmā)'

• vākyam: the statement/command
• vākyam: Karma (कर्म; object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā-vibhakti (accusative), Ekavacana; object of 'udvahantau'

• atha: now/then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः; connective)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Discourse particle (अनन्तर/आरम्भार्थक-अव्यय): 'now/then'

• udvahantau: bearing/fulfilling
• udvahantau: Kriyā (क्रिया; participial predicate of ārya-putrau)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-√vah (धातु) + śatṛ (कृदन्त)
• Form: Vartamāna-kṛdanta (present participle), Parasmaipada; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā-vibhakti, Dvivacana; 'bearing/fulfilling/observing'

• yat: because/that
• yat: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः; relative connector)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā/Accusative Ekavacana; relative connector: 'because/that'

• sāditau: overpowered
• sāditau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण; predicate adjective of ārya-putrau)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sād (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: Kta-pratyaya past passive participle (भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त); Puṃliṅga, Prathamā-vibhakti, Dvivacana; 'afflicted/overpowered'

• indrajitaḥ: of Indrajit
• indrajitaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः; genitive with instrument 'astrajālaiḥ')
• Type: Noun
• Root: indrajit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī-vibhakti, Ekavacana; 'of Indrajit'

• astra-jālaiḥ: by nets of missiles
• astra-jālaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण; instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: astra (प्रातिपदिक) + jāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Tṛtīyā-vibhakti (instrumental), Bahuvacana; Tatpuruṣa: 'by nets/arrays of weapons (missiles)'

Context

"O Noble men! Do not fear. Rama and Lakshmana are afflicted by Indrajith's volley of arrows and have lost senses. They are despondent to honour the statement of the creator not otherwise."

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Indrajit
• Svayambhū (Brahmā/Creator)

FAQs

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

Dharma is steadfastness under adversity: even when struck down, righteous persons uphold divine order; observers too must resist despair and remain committed to the cause.

What is the narrative situation?

After Indrajit’s missile assault incapacitates Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, an ally reassures the troops that this is not a moment for fear or hopelessness.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Fortitude and fidelity to higher truth—enduring suffering while maintaining commitment to the Creator’s ordained path.