Shloka 15
अङ्गद
उपदेशः — Hanuman’s Counsel to Angada on Succession and Strategy
लक्ष्मणस्य च नाराचा बहवस्सन्ति तद्विधाः।वज्राशनिसमस्पर्शा गिरीणामपि दारणाः।।।।
lakṣmaṇasya ca nārācā bahavaḥ santi tad-vidhāḥ |
vajrāśani-sama-sparśā girīṇām api dāraṇāḥ || 4.54.15 ||
ലക്ഷ്മണനു അത്തരത്തിലുള്ള അനേകം നാരാചബാണങ്ങൾ ഉണ്ട്; അവയുടെ സ്പർശം വജ്രാശനിപോലെ, പർവതങ്ങളെയും പിളർത്താൻ ശേഷിയുള്ളവ.
'Lakshmna has many such iron arrows that are equal to the thunderbolt. They can even split the mountains.
FAQs
Dharma is supported by truthful counsel that prevents stubborn, harmful escalation when defeat is certain.
The speaker stresses Lakṣmaṇa’s overwhelming weaponry to deter Aṅgada from choosing a doomed stand.
Responsible leadership through accurate warning—protecting followers from catastrophic miscalculation.