Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 111, Shloka 10
रावणवधः — The Slaying of Ravana
Brahmāstra Discharge
वज्रसारंमहानादंनानासमितिदारणम् ।सर्ववित्रासनंभीमंश्वसन्तमिवपन्नगम् ।।।।
vajrasāraṃ mahānādaṃ nānā-samiti-dāraṇam | sarvavitrāsanaṃ bhīmaṃ śvasantam iva pannagam ||
ವಜ್ರದಂತೆ ಕಠಿಣವೂ ಮಹಾನಾದಗೊಳಿಸುವುದೂ ಆಗಿ, ನಾನಾ ಯುದ್ಧವ್ಯೂಹಗಳನ್ನು ಚೂರುಮೂರು ಮಾಡುವದು; ಎಲ್ಲರನ್ನೂ ತ್ರಾಸಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಭೀಕರ, ಉಸಿರಾಡುತ್ತ ಫುಸುಗುಡುವ ಸರ್ಪದಂತೆ ಕಾಣುತ್ತಿತ್ತು.
Strong as thunderbolt, loud sounding, dispersing every deceitful kind of army, frightening to all kinds of beings, hissing like a serpent.
FAQs
The verse evokes war’s terror to underline ethical gravity: dharma is not sentimental about violence; it recognizes its भय (fear) and insists it be undertaken only for righteous necessity.
In the advisory sequence around Mātali’s intervention, the text describes a fearsome, forceful presence in battle using powerful similes.
Viveka (discernment)—the implied need to perceive danger clearly and respond with appropriate, measured action.