Shloka 6.110.23

रामरावणयोर्युद्धवैषम्यं तथा रावणशिरश्छेदनम् (Rama–Ravana Duel Intensifies; Ravana’s Heads Severed and Reappear)

Devanagari script

गन्धर्वाप्सरसांसङ्घादृष्टवायुद्धमनूपमम् ।गगनंगगनाकारंसागरस्सागरोपमः ।।।।रामरावणयोर्युद्धंरामरावणयोरिव ।एवंब्रुवन्तोददृशुस्तद्युद्धंरामरावणम् ।।।।

Transliteration

gandharvāpsarasāṃ saṅghā dṛṣṭvā yuddham anūpamam | gaganaṃ gaganākāraṃ sāgaras sāgaropamaḥ ||

Translation

The companies of Gandharvas and Apsarases, seeing that incomparable battle, exclaimed: “The sky is like the sky alone; the ocean is comparable only to the ocean.”

Context

Gandharvas and Apsaras watching the combination of Rama and Ravana fighting an unimaginable war said that sky is its own analogue for sky, sea is its own analogue to sea, in the same way is the struggle between Rama and Ravana is unique like Rama and Ravana's struggle and looked at the combat.

Characters & Entities

• Gandharvas
• Apsarases
• Sky (gagana)
• Ocean (sāgara)

FAQs

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

It points to discernment (viveka): recognizing when an event is singular in moral weight—here, a decisive confrontation where Dharma’s restoration is at stake.

What is the narrative situation?

Celestial artists and attendants (Gandharvas and Apsarases) watch the duel and comment on its unparalleled nature using vivid comparisons.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Heroic resolve (vīrya) is foregrounded indirectly—this is a combat so extraordinary that only itself can be its comparison.