Shloka 6.110.39

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

Devanagari script

दशरथसुतराक्षसेन्द्रयोर्जयमनवेक्ष्यरणे स राघवस्य ।सुरवररथसारथिर्महात्मारणरतराममुवाचवाक्यमाशु ।।।।

Transliteration

ardhayan rāvaṇaṃ rāmo rāghavaṃ cāpi rāvaṇaḥ | gativegaṃ samāpannau prativega-pravartane ||

Translation

Rāma struck Rāvaṇa, and Rāvaṇa in turn struck at Rāghava; in that exchange of swift retaliation, the battle surged with the full speed and force of their missiles.

Context

Great charioteer of Indra desiring to see Rama's victory in the duel between Dasharatha's son and Rakshasa king, spoke these words.৷৷ ইত্যার্ষেবাল্মীকীযেশ্রীমদ্রামাযণেআদিকাব্যেযুদ্ধকাণ্ডেদশোত্তরশততমস্সর্গ: ৷৷This is the end of one hundred and tenth sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Rāghava
• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

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

Dharma here appears as disciplined kṣātra conduct: even amid fury, the encounter is framed as a regulated contest of skill and response, not lawless violence.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma and Rāvaṇa exchange rapid, forceful attacks, each countering the other with equal speed, intensifying the duel.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vīrya (valor) and alertness—both warriors display readiness to answer attack with immediate counteraction.