Shloka 24
रावण–रामयुद्धप्रारम्भः
The Intensification of the Rama–Ravana Duel
तान् शरौघांस्ततोभल्लैस्तीक्ष्णैश्चिच्छेदराघवः ।दीप्यमानान् महाघोरान्क्रुद्धानाशीविषानिव ।।6.100.24।।
tān śaraughāṃs tato bhallais tīkṣṇaiś ciccheda rāghavaḥ |
dīpyamānān mahāghorān kruddhān āśīviṣān iva ||6.100.24||
അനന്തരം രാഘവൻ മൂർച്ചയുള്ള ഭല്ലബാണങ്ങളാൽ ആ അമ്പുകളുടെ പ്രളയത്തെ ഛേദിച്ചു; അവ ജ്വലിക്കുന്നതും മഹാഭീകരവും, ക്രുദ്ധവിഷസർപ്പങ്ങളെപ്പോലെയും ആയിരുന്നു.
Thus, Raghava on Ravana and Ravana on Raghava, in that manner sharp arrows showered on one another.
FAQs
The dharmic ideal is mastery over violence: Rama neutralizes the threat efficiently, emphasizing protection and precision rather than uncontrolled destruction.
Rama’s counterattack intercepts and breaks the incoming arrow-streams.
Skill guided by restraint—technical excellence serving a righteous aim.