Shloka 22
रावण–रामयुद्धप्रारम्भः
The Intensification of the Rama–Ravana Duel
स राघवंसमासाद्यक्रोधसंरक्तलोचनः ।व्यसृजच्छरवर्षाणिरावणो राक्षसेश्वरः ।।6.100.22।।
sa rāghavaṃ samāsādya krodha-saṃrakta-locanaḥ |
vyasṛjac charavarṣāṇi rāvaṇo rākṣaseśvaraḥ ||6.100.22||
രാഘവന്റെ സമീപത്തെത്തി, ക്രോധത്തിൽ ചുവന്ന കണ്ണുകളോടെ രാക്ഷസേശ്വരനായ രാവണൻ അമ്പുകളുടെ മഴ പെയ്യിച്ചു.
Then Rama immediately seized hold of bhallas and released swiftly seeing Ravana's volley of arrows flowing.
FAQs
The verse illustrates how anger clouds judgment. In the Ramayana’s ethical frame, krodha is a principal enemy of dharma because it drives impulsive, destructive action.
Rāvaṇa closes the distance and begins a direct, heavy missile assault on Rāma.
By contrast, the text spotlights a vice—Rāvaṇa’s rage—setting the stage for Rama’s disciplined response.