Shloka 3.21.21

खर-शूर्पणखा-संवादः | Khara and Surpanakha: Lament, Reproach, and the Janasthana Crisis

Devanagari script

रामतेजोभिभूतो हि त्वं क्षिप्रं विनशिष्यसि।3.21.20।।स हि तेजस्समायुक्तो रामो दशरथात्मजः।भ्राता चास्य महावीर्यो येन चास्मि विरूपिता।।3.21.21।।

Transliteration

rāma-tejobhibhūto hi tvaṁ kṣipraṁ vinaśiṣyasi | sa hi tejas-samāyukto rāmo daśarathātmajaḥ | bhrātā cāsya mahāvīryo yena cāsmi virūpitā ||

Translation

Overpowered by Rama's splendor, you will be destroyed in an instant. Rama, the son of Dasharatha, is filled with radiance, and his brother is a mighty warrior, the one who disfigured me.

Context

Let down by the brilliance of Rama, son of Dasaratha, you will be soon destroyed. He is mighty and his brother who has disfigured me is very valiant.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Daśaratha
• Lakṣmaṇa (implied)
• Śūrpaṇakhā
• Khara

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Repetition reinforces the moral causality: adharma meets ruin when confronting dharmic tejas. The insistence also shows how truth (satya) can be rhetorically deployed even by an angry speaker.

What is the narrative situation?

This verse repeats the prior warning (as transmitted here), stressing Rama’s radiance and the brother’s valor as reasons Khara’s attack will fail.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rama’s righteous brilliance and steadfast martial capability are emphasized through reiterated description.