Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 93, Shloka 7
Sarga 93: Rāvaṇa’s Grief and Fury after Indrajit’s Fall; Move to Slay Vaidehī and Ministerial Restraint
ननुत्वमिषुभिःक्रुद्धोभिन्द्याःकालान्तकावपि ।।।।मन्दरस्यापिशृङ्गाणिकिंपुनर्लक्ष्मणंयुधि ।
nanu tvam iṣubhiḥ kruddho bhindyāḥ kālāntakāv api |
mandarasyāpi śṛṅgāṇi kiṃ punar lakṣmaṇaṃ yudhi || 6.93.7 ||
નિશ્ચયે, ક્રોધિત થઈ તું ઇષુઓથી કાલાંતકને પણ ભેદી નાખે, મન્દર પર્વતના શિખરોને પણ; તો યુદ્ધમાં લક્ષ્મણને તો શું જ!
'When angry, you could pierce with arrows even the time spirit or peak of Mandara mountain, why to speak of Lakshmana again'?
FAQs
In the war-ethic frame, it praises martial capability and resolve; dharma here is the valor expected of a fighter facing battle.
A speaker extols someone’s power with arrows, using hyperbole (piercing Kāla, Mandara’s peaks) to suggest Lakṣmaṇa is not an insurmountable foe.
Śaurya (valor) and confidence in combat prowess.