Shloka 19
Sarga 93: Rāvaṇa’s Grief and Fury after Indrajit’s Fall; Move to Slay Vaidehī and Ministerial Restraint
कोपाद्विजृम्भमाणस्यवक्त्राद्व्यक्तमिवज्वलन् ।।।।उत्पपातसधूमानगिर्वृत्रस्यवदनादिव ।
kopād vijṛmbhamāṇasya vaktrād vyaktam iva jvalan |
utpapāta sa dhūmāgnir vṛtrasya vadanād iva ||
怒りにあえいで口を大きく開いたとき、その口からは煙を帯びた燃える火が跳び出したかのようであった――まるでヴリトラの顎から炎が噴き出すように。
"O King! Your glorious son was killed by Lakshmana with the assistance of Vibheeshana, as we were witnessing."
FAQs
Krodha is portrayed as physically and morally consuming; dharma calls for restraint because anger externalizes as harm to others.
Rāvaṇa’s rage becomes so intense that the poet depicts it as smoke and fire erupting from his mouth.
Non-violence and self-mastery are emphasized indirectly—Rāvaṇa’s opposite state illustrates the danger of losing control.