Shloka 6.100.34

रावण–रामयुद्धप्रारम्भः (The Intensification of the Rama–Ravana Duel)

Devanagari script

ततःसंसक्तहस्तस्तुरावणोलोकरावणः ।नराचमालांरामस्यललाटेप्रत्यमुञ्चत ।।6.100.34।।

Transliteration

tataḥ saṃsakta-hastas tu rāvaṇo loka-rāvaṇaḥ | narāca-mālāṃ rāmasya lalāṭe pratyamuñcata ||6.100.34||

Translation

Then Rāvaṇa—the ‘crier of the worlds,’ his hands fully engaged in combat—hurled a garland of iron shafts onto Rāma’s forehead.

Context

Then Ravana, who made the people cry, whose hands were engaged in the fight, discharged a row of steel arrows into Rama's forehead.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Rāvaṇa
• narāca (iron/steel arrows)

FAQs

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

The verse implicitly contrasts dharma and adharma: Rāvaṇa’s epithet ‘loka-rāvaṇa’ signals the suffering caused by unrighteous power, which dharma must confront.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāvaṇa strikes first in this exchange by sending a concentrated volley of iron arrows at Rāma’s forehead.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

For Rāvaṇa, fierce martial aggression; for the narrative, the impending test of Rāma’s composure under injury.