Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 101, Shloka 15
शक्तिप्रहारः
Ravana’s Shakti Javelin and Lakshmana’s Wounding
सारदथेश्चापिबाणेनशिरोज्वलितकुण्डलम् ।जहारलक्ष्मणःश्रीमान्नैरृतस्यमहाबलः ।।।।
sārathes cāpi bāṇena śiro jvalitakuṇḍalam | jahāra lakṣmaṇaḥ śrīmān nairṛtasya mahābalaḥ ||
Lakṣmaṇa yang mulia dan sangat perkasa pun, dengan sebuah anak panah, menumbangkan kepala sais rākṣasa itu, yang antingnya berkilau menyala.
Then Lakshmana split with five sharpened arrows the bow of Rakshasa king that resembled elephant's trunk.
FAQs
In kṣātra-dharma, disabling an aggressor’s war-capacity is legitimate within battle; the verse depicts tactical removal of support enabling adharma’s violence.
Lakṣmaṇa shoots the charioteer of Rāvaṇa, striking off his head.
Battle-skill and decisiveness—Lakṣmaṇa acts swiftly to reduce the enemy’s operational strength.