Shloka 19
Sarga 93: Rāvaṇa’s Grief and Fury after Indrajit’s Fall; Move to Slay Vaidehī and Ministerial Restraint
कोपाद्विजृम्भमाणस्यवक्त्राद्व्यक्तमिवज्वलन् ।।।।उत्पपातसधूमानगिर्वृत्रस्यवदनादिव ।
kopād vijṛmbhamāṇasya vaktrād vyaktam iva jvalan |
utpapāta sa dhūmāgnir vṛtrasya vadanād iva ||
Als er im Zorn den Mund aufriss wie zum Gähnen, schien aus seinem Rachen ein rauchendes Feuer hervorzuspringen—wie eine Flamme, die aus Vṛtras Kiefern hervorbricht.
"O King! Your glorious son was killed by Lakshmana with the assistance of Vibheeshana, as we were witnessing."
FAQs
Krodha is portrayed as physically and morally consuming; dharma calls for restraint because anger externalizes as harm to others.
Rāvaṇa’s rage becomes so intense that the poet depicts it as smoke and fire erupting from his mouth.
Non-violence and self-mastery are emphasized indirectly—Rāvaṇa’s opposite state illustrates the danger of losing control.