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Shloka 63

शक्तिप्रहारः

Ravana’s Shakti Javelin and Lakshmana’s Wounding

Devanagari script

सकीर्यमाणश्शरजालवृष्टिभिर्महात्मनादीप्तधनुष्मतार्दितः ।भयात्प्रदुद्रावसमेत्यरावणोयथाविलेनाभिहतोबलाहकः ।।।।

Transliteration

sakīryamāṇaś śarajālavṛṣṭibhir mahātmanā dīptadhanuṣmatā 'rditaḥ |

bhayāt pradudrāva sametya rāvaṇo yathānilena 'bhihato balāhakaḥ ||

Translation

ജ്വലിക്കുന്ന വില്ലുള്ള മഹാത്മാവിന്റെ അമ്പുവല-മഴ ചിതറിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് അടിച്ചമർത്തിയപ്പോൾ, രാവണൻ ഭയത്തോടെ അനുചരന്മാരോടുകൂടെ ഓടിപ്പോയി—കാറ്റാൽ അടിക്കപ്പെട്ടു തള്ളപ്പെടുന്ന മേഘംപോലെ.

Word by Word

स-कीर्यमाणःbeing scattered (all around)

शर-जाल-वृष्टिभिःby showers of masses of arrows

महात्मनाby the great-souled one (Rama)

दीप्त-धनुष्मताby (him) of blazing bow

अर्दितःafflicted, battered

भयात्from fear

प्रदुद्रावran away

समेत्यhaving come together, having joined (with others)

रावणःRavana

यथाas, like

अनिलेनby the wind

अभिहतःstruck, battered

बलाहकःa cloud

Context

The dreadful great sound that arose from the bow strings of both Rama and Ravana was astonishing to witness.

Characters & Entities

Rāma

Rāvaṇa

anila (wind)

FAQs

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

Adharma ultimately loses moral steadiness: when confronted by disciplined, righteous power, the unrighteous side collapses into fear and retreat.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma’s overwhelming arrow-storm forces Rāvaṇa to withdraw, compared poetically to a cloud driven by wind.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s vīrya joined with dharmic focus—effective strength that compels injustice to yield.