Shloka 82
युद्धकाण्डे एकोनषष्टितमः सर्गः
Rāvaṇa’s Assault on Nīla and Lakṣmaṇa; Hanumān Bears Rāma
रावणोऽपिमहातेजाःकपिलाघवविस्मितः ।अस्त्रमाहारयामासदीप्तमाग्नेयमद्भुतम् ।।6.59.82।।
rāvaṇo 'pi mahātejāḥ kapilāghavavismitaḥ | astram āhārayāmāsa dīptam āgneyam adbhutam ||6.59.82||
Rāvaṇa también, de gran esplendor, se maravilló de la rapidez del mono; y entonces sacó el prodigioso y llameante arma Agneya.
Ravana endowed with extraordinary energy was also wonder struck at Neela's agility. Then he took up the shining shaft presided over by fire god.
FAQs
The verse raises the ethical tension of escalation: dharma in war includes proportionality and discernment in deploying powerful weapons.
Astonished by Nīla’s agility, Rāvaṇa decides to counter with a higher-grade divine missile—the Agneya weapon.
Strategic adaptability (in Rāvaṇa): he shifts tactics when ordinary volleys fail—though the moral use of such power remains questionable.