Shloka 2
शक्तिप्रहारः
Ravana’s Shakti Javelin and Lakshmana’s Wounding
मयेनविहितंरौद्रमन्यदस्त्रंमहाद्युतिः ।उत्सृष्टुंरावणोभीमंराघवायप्रचक्रमे ।।।।
mayena vihitaṃ raudram anyad astraṃ mahādyutiḥ | utsraṣṭuṃ rāvaṇo bhīmaṃ rāghavāya pracakrame ||
そのとき光輝まばゆいラーヴァナは、ラグハヴァに向けて、マーヤーの作りし、ルドラの威に支配された、猛々しく恐るべき別の神兵を放たんと備えた。
Even though pierced by Ravana with ten arrows, Rama, endowed with high energy, was not shaken.
FAQs
The verse frames adharma as reliance on terrifying, occult power for domination; Dharma is implied by contrast—true strength should serve righteousness rather than intimidation.
In the heat of battle, Rāvaṇa escalates the conflict by readying a new, fearsome divine/occult missile against Rāma.
By implication, Rāma’s steadiness is foregrounded in the surrounding sequence: even when opponents escalate with dreadful weapons, the righteous hero remains composed and resolute.