Shloka 6.75.67

लङ्कादाह-प्रचोदनं तथा वानर-राक्षस-समरारम्भः (The Burning of Lanka and the Outbreak of Battle)

Devanagari script

देहीत्यन्योददात्यन्योददामीत्यपरःपुनः ।।।।किंक्लेशयसितिष्ठेतितत्रान्योन्यंबभाषिरे ।

Transliteration

dehīty anyo dadāty anyo dadāmīty aparaḥ punaḥ | kiṃ kleśayasi tiṣṭheti tatrānyonyaṃ babhāṣire ||

Translation

There they shouted back and forth: one cried, “Strike!” another answered, “I strike!” yet another again, “I will strike!”—and others jeered, “Why do you lament? Stand your ground!”

Context

There they conversed this way with one another 'One said hit me and another one offered to hit,', again another intervened and said, 'Why are you crying?' meaning I offer resistance, one said 'Why are you suffering like this?'.

Characters & Entities

• Vānaras
• Rākṣasas

FAQs

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

Speech (vāc) carries moral weight: taunts and commands in battle can inflame suffering; the Ramayana repeatedly upholds truth and measured speech as dharmic ideals, even when conflict pressures the mind.

What is the narrative situation?

In the thick of battle, fighters shout challenges, boasts, and taunts, urging one another to strike and to endure.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Steadfastness (sthiti/dhairya) is demanded—“stand your ground”—though expressed through harsh battlefield rhetoric.