Shloka 3.25.6
खरसेनासङ्ग्रामः — The Battle with Khara’s Host at the Hermitage
ततश्शरसहस्रेण राममप्रतिमौजसम्।अर्दयित्वा महानादं ननाद समरे खरः।।।।
tatas taṃ bhīmadhanvānaṃ kruddhāḥ sarve niśācarāḥ |
rāmaṃ nānāvidhaiḥ śastrair abhyavarṣanta durjayam ||
Thereafter, all the enraged night-roamers showered invincible Rāma—wielder of a dreadful bow—with weapons of many kinds.
Khara struck Rama of immeasurable prowess with a thousand arrows and roared loudly.
The verse contrasts collective, anger-driven violence with the ideal of righteous restraint; Dharma rejects actions rooted in krodha (wrath) and mob-force.
After Khara’s initial strike, the entire rākṣasa group joins in, pelting Rāma with varied weapons like a storm.
Rāma’s invincibility is framed as moral and martial steadiness—an unwavering protector confronting adharma.