Shloka 22
विंशः सर्गः (Sarga 20): शूर्पणखाप्रेरितराक्षसवधः
The Slaying of the Fourteen Demons Sent by Śūrpaṇakhā
उपगम्य खरं सा तु किञ्चित्संशुष्कशोणिता।।।।पपात पुनरेवार्ता सनिर्यासेव सल्लकी।
upagamya kharaṃ sā tu kiñcit saṃśuṣkaśoṇitā |
papāta punar evārtā saniryāseva sallakī ||
ഖരന്റെ അടുക്കൽ ചെന്നപ്പോൾ, രക്തം അല്പം ഉണങ്ങിയിരുന്നിട്ടും, ദുഃഖപീഡിതയായ അവൾ വീണ്ടും തളർന്നു വീണു—നിര്യാസം ചോരുന്ന സല്ലകീ വൃക്ഷംപോലെ.
When Surpanakha saw the demons fall dead on the battleground, she ran to Khara,her brother and told in detail about the death of the demons.ityārṣē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē vālmīkīya ādikāvyē araṇyakāṇḍē viṅśassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the twentieth sarga of Aranyakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
When one chooses adharmic retaliation, suffering multiplies: the demoness’s injuries and distress foreshadow further wrongdoing rather than repentance.
Wounded Śūrpaṇakhā reaches her brother Khara and collapses from pain and shock.
The verse emphasizes vulnerability born of aggression; it indirectly commends prudence and restraint as virtues that prevent such ruin.