Shloka 16
महापार्श्वस्य परामर्शः
Mahāpārśva’s Counsel and Rāvaṇa’s Confession of Brahmā’s Curse
सागरस्येनमेवेगोमारुतस्येवमेगतिः ।नैतद्दाशरथिर्वेदह्यासादयतितेनमाम् ।।।।
sāgarasyeva me vego mārutasyeva me gatiḥ |
naitad dāśarathir veda hy āsādayati tena mām ||
എന്റെ പ്രബലം സമുദ്രത്തിന്റെ ഉന്മാദതരംഗംപോലെയും, എന്റെ ഗതി മാരുതനെപ്പോലെയും ആകുന്നു; ദാശരഥി ഇത് അറിയാത്തതിനാൽ തന്നെയാണ് എന്നെ ആക്രമിക്കാൻ വരുന്നത്.
"He is waking me up like waking up a lion sleeping in the mountain cave. Like waking up death from sleep, he is desiring to instigate me. What sort of a person is he?"
FAQs
The verse illustrates pride (mada) as an ethical blindness—measuring dharma by power rather than righteousness leads to downfall.
On the eve of confrontation, Rāvaṇa boasts of his might and assumes Rāma approaches out of ignorance.
Implicitly, Rāma’s courage and steadfastness are contrasted with Rāvaṇa’s arrogance.