Shloka 16
रावणरथवैभव–निमित्तदर्शन–राममातलिसंवादः
Ravana’s Chariot, Portents, and Rama–Matali Instructions
ततःक्रुद्धोदशग्रीवस्ताम्रविस्फारितेक्षणः ।रथप्रतिमुखंरामंसायकैरवधूनयत् ।।।।
tataḥ kruddho daśagrīvas tāmravisphāritekṣaṇaḥ |
rathapratimukhaṃ rāmaṃ sāyakair avadhūnayat ||6.108.16||
അപ്പോൾ ക്രോധിതനായ ദശഗ്രീവൻ, താമ്രവർണ്ണമായി വിടർന്ന കണ്ണുകളോടെ, രഥത്തിന്റെ മുൻവശത്ത് നേരിട്ടുനിന്ന രാമനെ അമ്പുകളുടെ മഴകൊണ്ട് അടിച്ചു കുലുക്കി.
Then furious Ravana, the ten headed Rakshasa, whose eyes turned coppery in anger, struck Rama with arrows.
FAQs
Unchecked krodha (anger) leads toward adharma: Rāvaṇa’s rage-driven strike contrasts with the disciplined, purpose-bound violence expected in a dharmic battle.
Provoked by Mātali’s maneuver, Rāvaṇa lashes out and attacks Rāma with arrows in direct chariot confrontation.
Rāma’s steadfastness under assault: he meets the enemy head-on, embodying courage anchored in Dharma rather than fury.