Shloka 10
अरण्यकाण्डे द्वात्रिंशः सर्गः
Śūrpaṇakhā’s Report to Rāvaṇa and the Panegyric of His Might
विष्णुचक्रनिपातैश्च शतशो देवसंयुगे।अन्यैश्शस्त्रप्रहारैश्च महायुद्धेषु ताडितम्।।।।
viṣṇucakranipātaiś ca śataśo devasaṃyuge | anyaiḥ śastraprahāraiś ca mahāyuddheṣu tāḍitam || 3.32.10 ||
Dalam peperangan melawan para dewa, ia telah berkali-kali—ratusan kali—terhantam oleh cakra Viṣṇu yang jatuh, dan dalam pertempuran besar ia juga dipukul oleh tebasan banyak senjata lainnya.
He was hit by the wheel of Visnu for hundreds of times during great wars and beaten by other weapons.
FAQs
Even immense power and battle-survival do not equal righteousness; dharma judges intent and conduct, not merely invincibility.
The narration builds Rāvaṇa’s formidable reputation, explaining why his arrogance and threat feel consequential within the story.
Martial endurance and fearsome prowess (a neutral capability), shown here as a backdrop to later moral failure.