Shloka 46

लक्ष्मणक्रोधः सुग्रीवप्रबोधनं च

Lakshmana’s Wrath and the Summoning of Sugriva

Devanagari script

तयोरेको धनुष्पाणिर्द्वारि तिष्ठति लक्ष्मणः।यस्य भीताः प्रवेपन्तो नादान्मुञ्चन्ति वानराः।।

Transliteration

tayōr ēkō dhanuṣpāṇir dvāri tiṣṭhati lakṣmaṇaḥ | yasya bhītāḥ pravēpanto nādān muñcanti vānarāḥ ||

Translation

二人之中，唯有罗什曼那执弓立于门前；群猴畏惧于他，战栗不已，惊呼之声不绝。

Word by Word

• तयोः: of the two (of them)
• तयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन

• एकः: one
• एकः: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; लक्ष्मणः इति विशेषण

• धनुष्पाणिः: bow-in-hand
• धनुष्पाणिः: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धनुस् + पाणि (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (धनुः पाणौ यस्य = having a bow in hand); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; लक्ष्मणः इति विशेषण

• द्वारि: at the door/entrance
• द्वारि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तिष्ठति: stands
• तिष्ठति: Kriya (क्रिया/finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• लक्ष्मणः: Lakshmana
• लक्ष्मणः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• यस्य: whose/of whom
• यस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• भीताः: frightened
• भीताः: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भी (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; वानराः इति विशेषण

• प्रवेपन्तः: trembling
• प्रवेपन्तः: Karta (कर्ता/qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वेप् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; वानराः इति विशेषण

• नादान्: roars/sounds
• नादान्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• मुञ्चन्ति: utter/produce
• मुञ्चन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया/finite verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• वानराः: monkeys
• वानराः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Context

'Of the two, only Lakshmana is standing at the entrance wielding his bow in hand. The monkeys are trembling in fear and running about, making a loud noise'.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa
• Rāma (implied by 'the two')
• monkeys (vānarāḥ)

FAQs

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

Neglect of duty leads to accountability: righteous authority arrives to demand fulfillment of obligations, and fear arises naturally when one’s conduct has deviated from dharma.

What is the narrative situation?

Ministers describe Lakṣmaṇa waiting at the entrance, armed and visibly stern, while the palace monkeys panic.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Lakṣmaṇa’s disciplined readiness and decisive enforcement of duty on behalf of Rāma.