Shloka 14
शक्तिप्रहारः
Ravana’s Shakti Javelin and Lakshmana’s Wounding
तै: स्सायकैर्महावेगैरावणस्यमहाद्युति ।ध्वजंमनुष्यशीर्षंतुतस्यचिच्छेदनैकधा ।।।।
taiḥ sāyakair mahāvegair rāvaṇasya mahādyutiḥ | dhvajaṃ manuṣyaśīrṣaṃ tu tasya ciccheda naikadhā ||
ആ മഹാവേഗമുള്ള സായകങ്ങളാൽ മഹാദ്യുതിയുള്ള ലക്ഷ്മണൻ മനുഷ്യശിരസ്സാൽ അലങ്കരിച്ചിരുന്ന രാവണന്റെ ധ്വജം പല ഭാഗങ്ങളായി ചിതറിച്ചു മുറിച്ചു.
Celebrated, mighty Lakshmana struck with his arrows, that hit the head of the charioteer of night ranger, which was glittering with earrings.
FAQs
Dharma rejects terror-symbolism and cruelty as instruments of power; the destruction of such a banner signals the undoing of fear-based dominance.
Lakṣmaṇa targets Rāvaṇa’s standard and destroys it, undermining his martial display and morale.
Strategic courage—Lakṣmaṇa strikes not only bodies but also the psychological emblems of adharma.