Shloka 23

Devanagari script

स्मिन्निपतितेभूमौतत्सैन्यंसम्प्रचुक्षुभे ।।।।अभवच्चमहान्क्रोधस्समरेरावणस्यतु ।

Transliteration

tasmin nipatite bhūmau tat sainyaṃ sampracukṣubhe | abhavac ca mahān krodhaḥ samare rāvaṇasya tu ||

Translation

彼が地に倒れると、その軍勢は大いに動揺し、戦場のラーヴァナには激しい怒りが湧き起こった。

Word by Word

तस्मिन्when/while he (was)

निपतितेhaving fallen

भूमौon the ground

तत्that

सैन्यम्army

सम्प्रचुक्षुभेwas greatly agitated

अभवत्arose/became

चand

महान्great

क्रोधःanger

समरेin battle

रावणस्यof Ravana

तुhowever/indeed

Context

Then Ravana, the enemy of Indra, hearing the great sound made by the three dwellers of heaven of forest and of Rakshasas, reacting violently again, prepared for war.৷৷ ইত্যার্ষেবাল্মীকীযেশ্রীমদ্রামাযণেআদিকাব্যেযুদ্ধকাণ্ডেনবনবতিতমস্সর্গঃ ৷৷This is the end of the ninety ninth sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

Rāvaṇa

Rākṣasa army

Mahāpārśva (implied as the fallen one)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Krodha clouds judgment: the epic repeatedly treats anger as a gateway to adharma, pushing rulers toward ruinous choices.

What is the narrative situation?

After Mahāpārśva’s death, the rākṣasa forces are shaken, and Rāvaṇa reacts with intense rage.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Implicitly, the virtue of emotional mastery in kingship; Rāvaṇa’s anger highlights the absence of rājanīti grounded in dharma.