Shloka 35
शक्तिप्रहारः
Ravana’s Shakti Javelin and Lakshmana’s Wounding
न्यपतत्सामहावेगालक्ष्मणस्यमहोरसि ।जिह्वेवोरगराजस्यदीप्यमानामहाद्युतिः ।।।।
nyapatat sā mahāvegā lakṣmaṇasya mahorasi | jihvevoragarājasya dīpyamānā mahādyutiḥ ||
その燃えさかり大いなる光を放つ槍は、疾風のごとくラクシュマナの広き胸に落ちた。まるで蛇王の燃える舌のように。
Released by Ravana in anger, that javelin, which was like poison of venomous serpent, pierced into the chest of Lakshmana who stood fearless.
FAQs
The verse intensifies the moral contrast: righteous warriors may suffer grievously, yet dharma is not measured by immediate victory but by steadfast adherence to the just cause.
The spear lands forcefully on Lakṣmaṇa’s chest, described with a vivid serpent-tongue simile.
Endurance and steadfastness in the face of suffering (implicit in Lakṣmaṇa’s role).