Shloka 7
अकम्पनवृत्तान्तः
Akampana Reports Janasthana; Ravana Plans Sita’s Abduction
दहेयमपि सङ्कृद्धस्तेजसाऽदित्यपावकौ।वातस्य तरसा वेगं निहन्तुमहमुत्सहे।।3.31.7।।
daheyam api saṅkruddhas tejasā ādityapāvakau | vātasya tarasā vegaṃ nihantum aham utsahe || 3.31.7 ||
જો હું ક્રોધે ભરાઈ જાઉં તો મારા તેજથી સૂર્ય અને અગ્નિને પણ દહાવી દઉં; અને બળના પ્રચંડ વેગથી પવનની ગતિને પણ તરત રોકી શકું.
If angry, I can burn the Sun and even fire with my radiance. I can arrest the speed of the wind instantly with my effort.
FAQs
The verse highlights how unchecked anger (krodha) and pride in power can lead away from dharma; might is presented as capability, but dharma requires restraint and right use of power.
Rāvaṇa, provoked by news of defeats and affronts, erupts in a display of overconfidence, proclaiming cosmic-level power before Akampana.
Not a virtue but a cautionary trait: Rāvaṇa’s hubris and wrath—qualities that oppose the Ramayana’s ideal of self-control (dama) and righteous judgment.