Shloka 15
विराधप्रश्नोत्तर-युद्धम्
Viradha’s Challenge and the Clash in Dandaka
स विनद्य महानादं शूलं शक्रध्वजोपमम्।प्रगृह्याशोभत तदा व्यात्तानन इवान्तकः।।3.3.15।।
sa vinadya mahānādaṃ śūlaṃ śakradhvajopamam | pragṛhyāśobhata tadā vyāttānana ivāntakaḥ ||3.3.15||
മഹാനാദത്തോടെ ഗർജിച്ച് അവൻ ശക്രധ്വജസമമായ ശൂലം പിടിച്ചു; വായ് പിളർത്തി, അപ്പോൾ അന്തകനുപോലെ—മരണദായകനായി—ജ്വലിച്ചു നിന്നു।
And then both the brothers showered bright arrows on the demon Viradha who looked like Yama, the god of death.
FAQs
The verse contrasts dharma with adharma through imagery: violence inflated by pride and terror is portrayed as death-like, underscoring why righteous force must be measured and protective, not cruel.
Virādha roars, brandishes his spear, and appears terrifying—like Death itself—before engaging the princes.
For the protagonists, steadiness under intimidation is implied; for the antagonist, uncontrolled wrath and intimidation signal adharma.