Shloka 8

शक्तिप्रहारः

Ravana’s Shakti Javelin and Lakshmana’s Wounding

Devanagari script

तैरासीद्गगनंदीप्तंसन्ततद्भिःरितस्ततः ।पतद्भिश्चदिशोदीप्ताश्चन्द्रसूर्यग्रहैरिव ।।।।

Transliteration

tair āsīd gaganaṃ dīptaṃ santatadbhir itas tataḥ |

patadbhiś ca diśo dīptāś candra-sūrya-grahair iva ||

Translation

അവ ആയുധങ്ങൾ എല്ലാടവും നിരന്തരം പാഞ്ഞുവീണതിനാൽ ആകാശം ജ്വലിച്ചു; ദിക്കുകളും ചന്ദ്രൻ, സൂര്യൻ, ഗ്രഹങ്ങൾ എന്നിവയുടെ പ്രകാശംപോലെ ദീപ്തമായി.

Word by Word

तैःby them, with those

आसीत्was, became

गगनम्the sky

दीप्तम्lit up, blazing

सन्ततद्भिःby the continuous (streaming ones)

इतःhere, on this side

ततःthereupon, thence

पतद्भिःby the falling (ones)

चand

दिशःthe quarters, directions

दीप्ताःshone, were illuminated

चन्द्रसूर्यग्रहैःby the moon, sun, and planets

इवlike

Context

As they landed together from the sky glowing like Sun, moon, and the planets, it illuminated the quarters.

Characters & Entities

gagana (sky)

diś (directions/quarters)

candra (moon)

sūrya (sun)

graha (planets)

FAQs

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

By invoking cosmic lights (sun, moon, planets), the verse suggests that even extraordinary power should remain under cosmic order—dharma is the measure against which such displays are judged.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāvaṇa’s celestial weaponry fills the sky; its radiance makes the battlefield appear as if illuminated by heavenly bodies.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Not virtue but scale: the episode highlights the awe of divine weaponry, setting the stage for dharmic discernment in how such power is answered.