Shloka 5.21.26

सीताया रावणं प्रति धर्मोपदेशः (Sita’s Dharmic Admonition to Ravana)

Devanagari script

रक्षांसि परिनिघ्नन्तः पुर्यामस्यां समन्ततः।।।।असंपातं करिष्यन्ति पतन्तः कङ्कवाससः।

Transliteration

rakṣāṃsi parinighnantaḥ puryām asyāṃ samantataḥ | asaṃpātaṃ kariṣyanti patantaḥ kaṅka-vāsasaḥ ||

Translation

Falling throughout this city, those shafts—fletched with kaṅka-feathers—will strike down the rākṣasas on every side, leaving no space for any other missile to fall.

Context

"The shafts bound with feathers of Kanka birds (released by Rama and Lakshmana) will be killing the demons all over this Lanka. They will not give a chance for any other weapon to fall.

Characters & Entities

• Rākṣasas
• Laṅkā (the city)
• Kaṅka (bird feathers on arrows)

FAQs

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

When adharma becomes entrenched, dharma’s corrective action can be sweeping; moral order reasserts itself comprehensively.

What is the narrative situation?

Sītā intensifies her warning by portraying the scale of destruction that Rāma’s forces will bring upon Laṅkā’s defenders.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s protective justice—punishment directed at aggressors rather than the innocent.