Shloka 40
शक्तिप्रहारः
Ravana’s Shakti Javelin and Lakshmana’s Wounding
सददर्शततोरामःशक्त्याभिन्नंमहाहवे ।।।।लक्ष्मणंरुधिरादिग्धंसपन्नगमिवाचलम् ।
sa dadarśa tato rāmaḥ śaktyābhinnaṃ mahāhave |
lakṣmaṇaṃ rudhirādigdhaṃ sa pannagam ivācalam ||
അപ്പോൾ ആ മഹായുദ്ധത്തിൽ രാമൻ ശക്തിയാൽ കുത്തേറ്റ ലക്ഷ്മണനെ കണ്ടു—രക്തത്തിൽ ലിപ്തനായി, പർവതത്തിൽ കുടുങ്ങിയ സർപ്പത്തെപ്പോലെ അചലനായി.
Rama beheld Lakshmana pierced with javelin in the great war bathed in blood and resembling a mountain with a snake penetrated into it.
FAQs
The verse highlights the dharmic bond of protection: seeing a righteous ally struck down becomes a moral summons to defend, heal, and restore justice.
Rāma witnesses Lakṣmaṇa grievously impaled by Rāvaṇa’s śakti in the midst of battle.
Rāma’s karuṇā (compassion) and fraternal responsibility are implied through his immediate perception and response to Lakṣmaṇa’s suffering.