Rāmāyaṇa · Sanskrit Story
The Sañjīvanī Herb
सञ्जीवनी
वाल्मीकि रामायण — युद्धकाण्डः, सर्ग ७४–७६ (c. 500 BCE) · Beginner Sanskrit
Moral · नीतिः
प्रेम्णः कृते असाध्यम् किमपि न अस्ति।
premṇaḥ kṛte asādhyam kimapi na asti.
“For love's sake, nothing is impossible”
Lakṣmaṇa Falls
युद्धे इन्द्रजित् शक्तिशस्त्रेण लक्ष्मणम् अताडयत्। लक्ष्मणः भूमौ अपतत् — चेतना नष्टा। रामः हाहाकारेण भ्रातुः शरीरे अरोदत्। "लक्ष्मण! लक्ष्मण!" वानरसेना शोकेन स्तब्धा अभवत्।
In battle, Indrajit struck Lakṣmaṇa with the Śakti weapon. Lakṣmaṇa fell to the ground — consciousness lost. Rāma wept over his brother's body with a cry of anguish. "Lakṣmaṇa! Lakṣmaṇa!" The monkey army became stunned with grief.
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