Shloka 28
ऐन्द्ररथप्रदानम्
Indra’s Chariot Offered to Rāma; The Duel Intensifies
अस्त्रेप्रतिहतेक्रुद्धोरावणोराक्षसाधिपः ।अभ्यवर्षत्तदारामंघोराभिःशरवृष्टिभिः ।।।।
astre pratihate kruddho rāvaṇo rākṣasādhipaḥ |
abhyavarṣat tadā rāmaṃ ghorābhiḥ śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ ||
নিজের অস্ত্র প্রতিহত হওয়ায় রাক্ষসাধিপতি রাবণ ক্রোধে দগ্ধ হয়ে উঠল; তখন সে ভয়ংকর শরবৃষ্টিতে রামকে আচ্ছন্ন করে দিল।
King of Rakshasas knocked back, became enraged and covered Rama with a terrific shower of shafts.
FAQs
The verse highlights how krodha (anger) arises when one’s power is checked; Dharma warns that anger clouds judgment and drives escalation, whereas the righteous ideal is steadiness under provocation.
In the battlefield duel, Rāvaṇa’s weapons are countered; enraged, he intensifies the assault by showering Rāma with arrows.
By contrast to Rāvaṇa’s anger, Rāma’s implied virtue is kṣānti and dhairya—patient endurance and composure under attack.