Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 101, Shloka 23
शक्तिप्रहारः
Ravana’s Shakti Javelin and Lakshmana’s Wounding
सावेगिताबलवतारावणेनदुरात्मना ।जज्वालसुमहातेजादीप्ताशनिसमप्रभा ।।।।
sā vegitā balavatā rāvaṇena durātmanā |
jajvāla sumahātejā dīptāśanisamaprabhā ||
Vom mächtigen, doch bösherzigen Rāvaṇa mit Wucht geschleudert, loderte jener Speer, von rasender Schnelligkeit erfüllt, in gewaltiger Glut und strahlte wie ein flammender Donnerkeil.
That javelin was endowed with speed, resembling thunderbolt in splendour, whirled round by the mighty and evil-minded Ravana, shone.
FAQs
The epic warns that strength without dharma becomes dangerous brilliance—impressive, yet morally misdirected.
Rāvaṇa readies and brandishes a fast, blazing spear, escalating the threat.
The verse foregrounds martial might; ethically, it serves as a contrast to righteous use of power.