Shloka 18
त्रिशिरोवधः (The Slaying of Triśiras)
Araṇyakāṇḍa, Sarga 27
स भूमौ रुधिरोद्गारी रामबाणाभिपीडितः।।3.27.18।।न्यपतत्पतितैः पूर्वं स्वशिरोभिर्निशाचरः।
sa bhūmau rudhirodgārī rāmabāṇābhipīḍitaḥ || 3.27.18 || nyapatat patitaiḥ pūrvaṁ svaśirobhir niśācaraḥ |
Von Rāmas Pfeilen zermalmt, blutströmend, stürzte der Nachtwandler zu Boden; seine eigenen Häupter waren schon zuvor gefallen und lagen vor ihm.
I promise you on my weapon that I will kill Rama.He who killed all demons deserves to be slain.
FAQs
Adharma culminates in downfall: violent wrongdoing returns as consequence. The verse reinforces moral causality within the epic’s worldview.
After decapitation, the rākṣasa collapses, bleeding, signaling the completion of Rāma’s strike.
Rāma’s steadfastness in protecting the righteous by fully neutralizing a threat.