Shloka 23
द्विचत्वारिंशः सर्गः (Sarga 42): Omens in Laṅkā, Report to Rāvaṇa, and the Kinkara Assault
तस्य क्रुद्धस्य नेत्राभ्यां प्रापतन्नास्रबिन्दवः।दीप्ताभ्यामिव दीपाभ्यां सार्चिष स्स्नेहबिन्दवः।।5.42.23।।
tasya kruddhasya netrābhyāṃ prāpatann āśrabindavaḥ | dīptābhyām iva dīpābhyāṃ sārciṣaḥ snehabindavaḥ || 5.42.23 ||
ആ ക്രുദ്ധനായവന്റെ കണ്ണുകളിൽ നിന്ന് കണ്ണുനീർത്തുള്ളികൾ വീണു—തിരിയോടെ ജ്വലിക്കുന്ന രണ്ടു ദീപങ്ങളിൽ നിന്ന് എണ്ണത്തുള്ളികൾ തുളുമ്പുന്നതുപോലെ।
Then powerful Ravana commanded heroic demons called kinkaras who vied in strength to catch Hanuman.
FAQs
It illustrates how inner turmoil manifests outwardly: anger is not strength but a consuming fire. Dharma values clarity and restraint; uncontrolled emotion becomes self-harm and fuels harmful action.
As Rāvaṇa rages, tears (or heated moisture) fall from his eyes, poetically compared to oil dripping from burning lamps.
The verse emphasizes emotional volatility (a vice) rather than virtue—serving as a warning against krodha overpowering विवेक (discernment).