Shloka 95
युद्धकाण्डे एकोनषष्टितमः सर्गः
Rāvaṇa’s Assault on Nīla and Lakṣmaṇa; Hanumān Bears Rāma
सतस्यवाक्यंप्रतिपूर्णघोषंज्याशब्दमुग्रंचनिशम्यराजा ।आसाद्यसौमित्रिमवस्थितंतंकोपान्वितोवाचमुवाचरक्षः ।।6.59.95।।
sa tasya vākyaṃ pratipūrṇa-ghoṣaṃ jyā-śabdam ugraṃ ca niśamya rājā |
āsādya saumitrim avasthitaṃ taṃ kopānvito vācam uvāca rakṣaḥ ||6.59.95||
Als der König der Rākṣasas seine Worte vernahm, voll dröhnender Herausforderung, und auch das grimmige Surren der Sehne, trat er zu dem standhaften Saumitrī heran und sprach, von Zorn erfüllt, als Rākṣasa.
Hearing the challenging statement of the king of Rakshasas and hearing the vibrating sound, Saumithri standing close by spoke these wrathful words.
FAQs
It warns that anger (krodha) distorts judgment; dharma requires self-mastery, especially for rulers and warriors whose emotions can decide life and death.
Rāvaṇa hears Lakṣmaṇa’s challenge and the bow’s fierce twang, then advances and prepares to reply in wrath.
Steadfastness in Saumitrī (standing firm) is contrasted with wrath in Rāvaṇa (loss of inner balance).