Shloka 40
रावण–रामयुद्धप्रारम्भः
The Intensification of the Rama–Ravana Duel
निहत्यराघवस्यास्त्रंरावणःक्रोधमूर्छितः ।।6.100.40।।असुरंसुमहाघोरमन्यदस्त्रं चकारसः ।
nihatya rāghavasyāstraṃ rāvaṇaḥ krodhamūrcchitaḥ || 6.100.40 ||
asuraṃ sumahāghoram anyad astraṃ cakāra saḥ |
Nachdem Rāvaṇa Rāghavas Geschoss zunichte gemacht hatte, schmiedete er, vom Zorn betäubt, eine andere Waffe und ließ sie fahren—überaus schrecklich, von asurischer Macht durchdrungen.
Making Rama's missile void, Ravana manifested another missile presided over by demon and released.
FAQs
The verse warns that anger (krodha) clouds discernment; dharma requires clarity and restraint, especially in conflict, while rage pushes one toward destructive and adharma-aligned choices.
In the Rāma–Rāvaṇa duel, Rāvaṇa neutralizes Rāma’s weapon and immediately deploys a more terrifying, demonic missile.
By contrastive framing, the text highlights the need for self-mastery; Rāvaṇa exemplifies the vice of anger-driven action rather than a virtue.