Shloka 8
आरण्यकाण्डे चतुस्त्रिंशः सर्गः
Śūrpaṇakhā Reports to Rāvaṇa; Rāma’s Might and Sītā’s Description
हन्यमानं तु तत्सैन्यं पश्यामि शरवृष्टिभिः।इन्द्रेणेवोत्तमं सस्यमाहतन्त्वश्मवृष्टिभिः।।।।
hanyamānaṃ tu tat sainyaṃ paśyāmi śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ | indreṇevottamaṃ sasyam āhataṃ tv aśmavṛṣṭibhiḥ ||
Je vis cette armée fauchée par des averses de flèches, comme si Indra abattait une moisson mûre sous une tempête de grêle.
Just as Indra destroys the crop ready for harvest by raining hailstones, I have seen Rama killing the army with a shower of arrows.
FAQs
It conveys the inevitable consequence of adharma: destructive forces fall swiftly upon aggressors, like a natural (or divine) calamity.
Śūrpaṇakhā describes the scale of destruction Rāma inflicted on the Janasthāna forces.
Protective power aligned with duty—Rāma’s strength functions like a corrective force against predatory violence.