Shloka 6

शक्तिप्रहारः

Ravana’s Shakti Javelin and Lakshmana’s Wounding

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्प्रतिहतेऽतुराघवेणमहात्मना ।रावणःक्रोधाताम्राक्षस्सौरमस्त्रमुदैरयत् ।।।।

Transliteration

tasmin pratihate 'stre tu rāghaveṇa mahātmanā |

rāvaṇaḥ krodhāt tāmrākṣaḥ sauram astram udairayat ||

Translation

മഹാത്മാവായ രാഘവൻ ആ അസ്ത്രത്തെ പ്രതിഹതം ചെയ്തപ്പോൾ, ക്രോധത്താൽ ചെമ്പുനിറം കണ്ണുകളായ രാവണൻ പിന്നെ സൂര്യതേജസ്സുള്ള ‘സൗര’ അസ്ത്രം പ്രയോഗിച്ചു.

Word by Word

तस्मिन्in that (situation)

प्रतिहतेhaving been repelled, rendered ineffective

अस्त्रेin the missile

राघवेणby Rāghava

महात्मनाby the great-souled one

रावणःRāvaṇa

क्रोधात्from anger, out of wrath

ताम्राक्षःred-eyed

सौरम्solar (presided over by the Sun)

अस्त्रम्missile

उदैरयत्set in motion, discharged

Context

By the hail of arrows from the bow of great soul Rama scattered, Ravana and his ministers ran from there out of fear like the clouds chased by the gale.৷৷ ইত্যার্ষেবাল্মীকীযেশ্রীমদ্রামাযণেআদিকাব্যেযুদ্ধকাণ্ডেএকোত্তরশততমস্সর্গঃ ৷৷This is the end of one hundred one sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

Rāghava (Rāma)

Rāvaṇa

Saurāstra (solar missile/weapon)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

A key dharmic warning: anger (krodha) distorts judgment. Rāvaṇa escalates from rage, contrasting with the ideal of restrained, principled action.

What is the narrative situation?

After Rāma counters an earlier weapon, Rāvaṇa responds by deploying a powerful celestial missile associated with the Sun.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s steadiness is implied through his successful neutralization; Rāvaṇa’s lack of self-control is highlighted by krodha.