Shloka 8
आरण्यकाण्डे चतुस्त्रिंशः सर्गः
Śūrpaṇakhā Reports to Rāvaṇa; Rāma’s Might and Sītā’s Description
हन्यमानं तु तत्सैन्यं पश्यामि शरवृष्टिभिः।इन्द्रेणेवोत्तमं सस्यमाहतन्त्वश्मवृष्टिभिः।।।।
hanyamānaṃ tu tat sainyaṃ paśyāmi śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ | indreṇevottamaṃ sasyam āhataṃ tv aśmavṛṣṭibhiḥ ||
ശരവൃഷ്ടികളാൽ ആ സൈന്യം വെട്ടിവീഴുന്നതായി ഞാൻ കണ്ടു; ഇന്ദ്രൻ അശ്മവൃഷ്ടിപോലെ ആലിക്കല്ലുമഴയാൽ പാകമായ വിളയെ തകർക്കുന്നതുപോലെ.
Just as Indra destroys the crop ready for harvest by raining hailstones, I have seen Rama killing the army with a shower of arrows.
FAQs
It conveys the inevitable consequence of adharma: destructive forces fall swiftly upon aggressors, like a natural (or divine) calamity.
Śūrpaṇakhā describes the scale of destruction Rāma inflicted on the Janasthāna forces.
Protective power aligned with duty—Rāma’s strength functions like a corrective force against predatory violence.