Shloka 27
युद्धकाण्डे एकोनषष्टितमः सर्गः
Rāvaṇa’s Assault on Nīla and Lakṣmaṇa; Hanumān Bears Rāma
आदित्यइवदुष्प्रेक्ष्योरश्मिभिर्भातिरावणः ।सुव्यक्तंलक्ष्यतेह्यस्यरूपंतेजःसमावृतम् ।।6.59.27।।
āditya iva duṣprekṣyo raśmibhir bhāti rāvaṇaḥ |
suvyaktaṃ lakṣyate hy asya rūpaṃ tejaḥ-samāvṛtam ||6.59.27||
ആദിത്യനെപ്പോലെ ദുഷ്പ്രേക്ഷ്യനായ രാവണൻ കിരണങ്ങളാൽ പ്രകാശിക്കുന്നു; അവന്റെ രൂപം തേജസ്സാൽ ചുറ്റും ആവൃതമായതിനാൽ വ്യക്തമായി കാണപ്പെടുന്നില്ല.
"Ravana blazing like the sun is difficult to gaze even. His shine is spread all over and not perceptible to discern."
FAQs
Dharma requires discernment (viveka). The verse uses imagery of blinding brilliance to suggest that appearances can obscure truth; one must seek right understanding beyond spectacle.
Rāma describes how Rāvaṇa’s radiance makes him difficult to look at and even difficult to visually distinguish.
Rāma’s attentive observation and truthfulness (satya): he reports what he sees without exaggeration, preparing for a just confrontation.