Shloka 21
अरण्यकाण्डे एकोनत्रिंशः सर्गः
Sarga 29: Rama’s Admonition to Khara and the Shattering of the Mace
न तु मामिह तिष्ठन्तं पश्यसि त्वं गदाधरम्।धराधरमिवाकम्प्यं पर्वतं धातुभिश्चितम्।।।।
na tu mām iha tiṣṭhantaṃ paśyasi tvaṃ gadādharam | dharādharam ivākampyaṃ parvataṃ dhātubhiś citam ||
ഗദ കൈയിൽ ധരിച്ചു ഞാൻ ഇവിടെ നില്ക്കുന്നതു നീ കാണുന്നില്ലയോ? ധാതുശിരകളാൽ നിറഞ്ഞ അചലപർവ്വതംപോലെ ഞാൻ അചഞ്ചലൻ; ഭൂമിയെ ധരിക്കുന്നവനെപ്പോലെ ദൃഢൻ.
Indeed, I shall not speak any more even though a lot can be said on you. But the Sun is about to set and it will be improper to wage war thereafter.
FAQs
The verse illustrates how arrogance (mada) can cloud discernment; dharma requires clear seeing and restraint rather than self-exalting threats.
Khara taunts Rāma on the battlefield, portraying himself as an immovable, earth-supporting mountain with a mace.
By contrast (in the larger episode), Rāma’s steadiness is highlighted against Khara’s boastful aggression.