Shloka 6
खरसेनासङ्ग्रामः
The Battle with Khara’s Host at the Hermitage
ततश्शरसहस्रेण राममप्रतिमौजसम्।अर्दयित्वा महानादं ननाद समरे खरः।।।।
tataḥ śarasahasreṇa rāmam apratimaujasam |
ardayitvā mahānādaṃ nanāda samare kharaḥ ||
പിന്നീട് ആയിരം ശരങ്ങളാൽ അപരിമിതപരാക്രമനായ ശ്രീരാമനെ പ്രഹരിച്ച്, യുദ്ധഭൂമിയിൽ ഖരൻ മഹാനാദത്തോടെ ഗർജ്ജിച്ചു.
Seated on a chariot in the midst of the demons, Khara looked like the rising Mars in the middle of the stars.
FAQs
Dharma is tested under aggression: the righteous must remain steady when assailed, meeting force with disciplined response rather than panic or cruelty.
Khara opens a fierce assault on Rāma with a massive volley of arrows and challenges him with a battle-roar.
Rāma’s steadfastness under attack is implied—endurance and composure in the face of overwhelming force.