Shloka 2
विराधप्रश्नोत्तर-युद्धम्
Viradha’s Challenge and the Clash in Dandaka
अथोवाच पुनर्वाक्यं विराधः पूरयन्वनम्।पृच्छतो मम हि ब्रूतं कौ युवां क्व गमिष्यथः।।3.3.2
athovāca punarvākyaṃ virādhaḥ pūrayan vanam | pṛcchato mama hi brūtaṃ kau yuvāṃ kva gamiṣyathaḥ ||3.3.2||
ಅನಂತರ ವಿರಾಧನು ಮತ್ತೆ ಮಾತಾಡಿದನು, ಅರಣ್ಯವನ್ನೆಲ್ಲ ಪ್ರತಿಧ್ವನಿಯಿಂದ ತುಂಬಿಸುತ್ತಾ: “ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಪ್ರಶ್ನಿಸುವ ಬದಲು ಹೇಳಿರಿ—ನೀವು ಇಬ್ಬರೂ ಯಾರು, ಎಲ್ಲಿಗೆ ಹೋಗುತ್ತೀರಿ?”
Hit by Rama and Lakshmana, the enraged demon left Vaidehi, lifted a sharp spear and ran towards them.
FAQs
Dharma here is framed as accountability in speech: identity and intention matter in moral encounters, and truthful disclosure becomes a key test in a tense situation.
Virādha confronts the two brothers in the forest and challenges them to state who they are and where they are headed.
The implied virtue is satya (truthfulness): the demand for clear, truthful self-identification amid danger.