Shloka 6.100.47
रावण–रामयुद्धप्रारम्भः (The Intensification of the Rama–Ravana Duel)
अग्निदीप्तमुखान्बाणांस्तत्रसूर्यमुखानपि ।।6.100.46।।चन्द्रार्धचन्द्रवक्रांश्चधूमकेतुमुखानपि ।ग्रहनक्षत्रवर्णांश्चमहोल्कामुखसंस्थितान् ।।6.100.47।।विद्युजजिह्वोपमांश्चापिससर्ज विविधान् शरान् ।
candārddhacandravakrāṃś ca dhūmaketumukhān api |
grahanakṣatravarṇāṃś ca maholkāmukhasaṃsthitān ||6.100.47||
vidyujjihvopamāṃś cāpi sasarja vividhān śarān |
He loosed many kinds of arrows—some curved like the crescent and the half-moon, some with heads like a comet; some gleaming with the hue of planets and stars, some set with blazing meteor-like points, and others resembling tongues of lightning.
There Rama produced missiles glowing like fire, like Sun 's face, like moon's face, crescent moon face, face like Dhumakethu, missiles like planets, and star faced, with fire sticks like face resembling flashes and lightning and several others and let loose.
Even in battle, the epic frames power as disciplined and purposeful: the vivid imagery emphasizes controlled, righteous force used to uphold dharma rather than violence for its own sake.
Satya appears implicitly through truthful narration and moral clarity: the text presents events as they are, highlighting that righteous action must be aligned with truth and proper intent, even amid warfare.