Shloka 23
अरण्यकाण्डे एकोनत्रिंशः सर्गः
Sarga 29: Rama’s Admonition to Khara and the Shattering of the Mace
कामं बह्वपि वक्तव्यं त्वयि वक्ष्यामि न त्वहम्।अस्तं गच्छेद्धि सविता युद्धविघ्नस्ततो भवेत्।।।।
kāmaṃ bahv api vaktavyaṃ tvayi vakṣyāmi na tv aham | astaṃ gacched dhi savitā yuddhavighnas tato bhavet ||
Viel ließe sich über dich sagen, doch ich werde nicht weiter sprechen; denn die Sonne geht unter, und danach entstünde ein Hindernis für den Kampf.
Having said this, highly enraged Khara adorned with large shoulder bands, hurled at Rama, his mace glowing like a thunderbolt.
FAQs
It gestures to yuddha-maryādā (rules of combat): time and propriety can govern warfare, and disorderly fighting is censured.
Khara ends his taunting speech, citing the approaching sunset as a practical and normative constraint on battle.
A partial appeal to restraint and protocol (though voiced by an aggressor), highlighting that even enemies invoke norms when convenient.