Shloka 37
युद्धकाण्डे एकोनषष्टितमः सर्गः
Rāvaṇa’s Assault on Nīla and Lakṣmaṇa; Hanumān Bears Rāma
तच्छैलशृङ्गंबहुवृक्षसानुंप्रगृह्यचिक्षेपनिशाचराय ।तमापतन्तंसहसासमीक्ष्यचिच्छेदबाणैस्तपनीयपुङ्खैः ।।6.59.37।।
tac chailaśṛṅgaṃ bahuvṛkṣasānuṃ pragṛhya cikṣepa niśācarāya | tam āpatantaṃ sahasā samīkṣya ciccheda bāṇais tapanīyapuṅkhaiḥ ||6.59.37||
Saisissant cette cime aux pentes épaisses d’arbres, Sugrīva la lança sur le rôdeur de la nuit; mais Rāvaṇa, la voyant fondre sur lui, la brisa aussitôt de flèches aux hampes d’or.
Seizing mountain tops whose slopes were filled with trees Sugriva hurled at the night rangers. Watching this Ravana quickly broke them with his arrows fixed with golden shafts.
FAQs
In dharmic warfare, strength must be guided by skill and restraint; raw force meets disciplined counter-force.
Sugrīva’s thrown mountain-peak is intercepted mid-flight; Rāvaṇa demonstrates superior archery by fragmenting it.
Martial competence: Sugrīva’s bold initiative and Rāvaṇa’s technical mastery with the bow.