Valmiki Ramayana 6.23.8 – Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 23, Shloka 8 | Sanskrit, Arabic Translation & Meaning | Vedapath

Valmiki Ramayana 6.23.8 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 23, Shloka 8

निमित्तदर्शनम्

Portents Before the March to Laṅkā

Devanagari script

रजन्यामप्रकाशस्तुसन्तापयतिचन्द्रमाः ।कृष्णरक्तांशुपर्यन्तोलोकक्षयइवोदितः ।।6.23.8।।

Transliteration

rajanyām aprakāśas tu santāpayati candramāḥ | kṛṣṇaraktāṃśuparyanto lokakṣaya ivoditaḥ ||6.23.8||

Translation

حتى في الليل يبدو القمر بلا ضياء ويبعث الكرب؛ محاطًا بأشعة سوداء وحمراء، يطلع كأنه كوكب عند فناء العالم—نذير هلاك وخراب.

Word by Word

रजन्याम्in the night

अप्रकाशःwithout light

तुindeed/but

सन्तापयतिcauses distress/burns

चन्द्रमाःthe moon

कृष्णरक्तांशुपर्यन्तःsurrounded by black and red rays

लोकक्षयःworld-destruction

इवlike/as if

उदितःrisen

Context

"The moon devoid of glow even in the night is like the Sun with black rays around and red aura behind (the black)."

Characters & Entities

Candramā (Moon)

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

Dharma is resilience amid darkness: even when guiding lights seem obscured, the righteous must uphold truth and duty.

What is the narrative situation?

Cosmic signs intensify—an eerie moonrise with unnatural colors—suggesting immense loss and upheaval around the coming battle.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Inner steadiness: maintaining moral clarity when external signs and circumstances are unsettling.

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