शक्तिप्रहारः
Ravana’s Shakti Javelin and Lakshmana’s Wounding
सावेगिताबलवतारावणेनदुरात्मना ।जज्वालसुमहातेजादीप्ताशनिसमप्रभा ।।।।
sā vegitā balavatā rāvaṇena durātmanā |
jajvāla sumahātejā dīptāśanisamaprabhā ||
দুৰাত্মা বলৱান ৰাৱণে প্ৰচণ্ড বেগেৰে ঘূৰাই নিক্ষেপ কৰা সেই শক্তি মহাতেজে জ্বলি উঠিল; দীপ্ত বজ্ৰৰ দৰে তাৰ প্ৰভা দীপ্যমান হ’ল।
That javelin was endowed with speed, resembling thunderbolt in splendour, whirled round by the mighty and evil-minded Ravana, shone.
The epic warns that strength without dharma becomes dangerous brilliance—impressive, yet morally misdirected.
Rāvaṇa readies and brandishes a fast, blazing spear, escalating the threat.
The verse foregrounds martial might; ethically, it serves as a contrast to righteous use of power.
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