Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 101, Shloka 26
शक्तिप्रहारः
Ravana’s Shakti Javelin and Lakshmana’s Wounding
कीर्यमाणश्शरौघेणविसृष्टेनमहात्मना ।न प्रहर्तुंमनश्चक्रेविमुखीकृतविक्रमः ।।।।
kīryamāṇaḥ śaraughena visṛṣṭena mahātmanā |
na prahartuṃ manaś cakre vimukhīkṛtavikramaḥ ||
Battered by the torrent of arrows released by that great-souled warrior, Rāvaṇa—his momentum checked—could not even set his mind to strike.
Covered by the stream of shafts discharged by the great self, Lakshmana, Ravana could not shake his hand and was not inclined in his mind to strike (Vibheeshana).
FAQs
Dharma can require firm restraint of wrongdoing—stopping harm before it is carried out.
Lakṣmaṇa’s arrow-storm suppresses Rāvaṇa, preventing him from executing his intended strike.
Steadfastness and controlled force used to neutralize a threat.