Shloka 6
चतुश्चत्वारिंशः सर्गः (Sarga 44): निशायुद्धम्, धूलिरुधिरप्रवाहः, इन्द्रजितो मायायुद्धम्
तस्मिंस्तमसिदुष्पारेराक्षसाःक्रोधमूर्छिताः ।परिपेतुर्महावेगाभक्षयन्तःप्लवङ्गमान् ।।।।
tasmiṃs tamasi duṣpāre rākṣasāḥ krodha-mūrcchitāḥ |
paripetur mahāvegā bhakṣayantaḥ plavaṅgamān ||
കടക്കാൻ ദുഷ്കരമായ ആ അന്ധകാരത്തിൽ കോപമൂഢരായ രാക്ഷസർ മഹാവേഗത്തോടെ ചുറ്റിനടന്ന് വാനരന്മാരെ ഭക്ഷിച്ചു.
The Rakshasa waging war in invisible form with all beings by his supernatural powers fought with both the brothers, Rama and Lakshmana and bound them in a network of arrows.
FAQs
Unrestrained anger destroys dharma: when rage overpowers reason, violence turns indiscriminate and cruel, shown here by the rākṣasas’ devouring attack.
During the night battle, rākṣasas roam rapidly in the darkness and prey upon vānaras.
The implied virtue is self-mastery (indriya-nigraha); its absence is depicted as krodha-mūrcchā—anger-induced loss of judgment.