Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 111, Shloka 7
रावणवधः — The Slaying of Ravana
Brahmāstra Discharge
जाज्वल्यमानंवपुषासुपुङ्खंहेमभूषितम् ।तेजसासर्वभूतानांकृतंभास्करवर्चसम् ।।।।
jājvalyamānaṃ vapuṣā supuṅkhaṃ hema-bhūṣitam |
tejasā sarva-bhūtānāṃ kṛtaṃ bhāskara-varcasam ||
সি জাজ্বল্যমান দেহকান্তিৰে দীপ্ত আছিল; সুপুঙ্খযুক্ত আৰু হেমভূষিত, সৰ্বভূতৰ তেজেৰে গঢ়া, ভাস্কৰ-সম কান্তিত উজ্জ্বল হৈ প্ৰকাশ পাইছিল।
Its form was shining with feathers, decked with gold, splendid with all elements and brilliant like the sun.
FAQs
The imagery links righteous force to illumination: dharmic power is portrayed as clarifying and purifying, not chaotic or self-serving.
The epic pauses to describe the weapon’s radiance, amplifying the solemnity of the impending decisive act.
Discernment and reverence for sacred means—Rāma’s battle is framed as principled, not merely aggressive.