Shloka 31
Sarga 93: Rāvaṇa’s Grief and Fury after Indrajit’s Fall; Move to Slay Vaidehī and Ministerial Restraint
तेनमामद्यसम्युक्तंरथस्थमिहसम्युगे ।।।।प्रतीयात्कोऽद्यमामाजौसाक्षादपिपुरन्दरः ।
tena mām adya saṁyuktaṁ rathastham iha saṁyuge |
pratīyāt ko ’dya mām ājau sākṣād api purandaraḥ ||
Mit jenem Harnisch heute an mir, auf meinem Wagen in dieser Schlacht: Wer könnte mir im Kampf entgegentreten? Nicht einmal Purandara (Indra), selbst wenn er mir leibhaftig vor Augen stünde.
'I was given a shield by Brahma, effulgent like the Sun which the Devas or Danavas could not break with their thunderbolt fists'.
FAQs
The Ramayana treats boastful pride (mada) as a spiritual blindfold: it leads one to deny truth and overestimate oneself, which is contrary to satya and dharmic humility.
Rāvaṇa declares his supposed invincibility, invoking even Indra as unable to confront him.
Martial boldness is displayed, but the ethical counterpoint is humility—true strength in the epic is aligned with dharma, not self-glorification.