Shloka 35
शक्तिप्रहारः
Ravana’s Shakti Javelin and Lakshmana’s Wounding
न्यपतत्सामहावेगालक्ष्मणस्यमहोरसि ।जिह्वेवोरगराजस्यदीप्यमानामहाद्युतिः ।।।।
nyapatat sā mahāvegā lakṣmaṇasya mahorasi | jihvevoragarājasya dīpyamānā mahādyutiḥ ||
മഹാദ്യുതിയോടെ ജ്വലിച്ച ആ മഹാവേഗശക്തി ലക്ഷ്മണന്റെ വിശാലവക്ഷസ്സിൽ പതിച്ചു—നാഗരാജന്റെ ജ്വലിക്കുന്ന നാവുപോലെ.
Released by Ravana in anger, that javelin, which was like poison of venomous serpent, pierced into the chest of Lakshmana who stood fearless.
FAQs
The verse intensifies the moral contrast: righteous warriors may suffer grievously, yet dharma is not measured by immediate victory but by steadfast adherence to the just cause.
The spear lands forcefully on Lakṣmaṇa’s chest, described with a vivid serpent-tongue simile.
Endurance and steadfastness in the face of suffering (implicit in Lakṣmaṇa’s role).