Shloka 82
युद्धकाण्डे एकोनषष्टितमः सर्गः
Rāvaṇa’s Assault on Nīla and Lakṣmaṇa; Hanumān Bears Rāma
रावणोऽपिमहातेजाःकपिलाघवविस्मितः ।अस्त्रमाहारयामासदीप्तमाग्नेयमद्भुतम् ।।6.59.82।।
rāvaṇo 'pi mahātejāḥ kapilāghavavismitaḥ | astram āhārayāmāsa dīptam āgneyam adbhutam ||6.59.82||
മഹാതേജസ്സനായ രാവണനും കപിയുടെ ലാഘവം കണ്ടു വിസ്മയിച്ചു; പിന്നെ അത്ഭുതകരമായി ജ്വലിക്കുന്ന ആഗ്നേയാസ്ത്രം അവൻ എടുത്തു.
Ravana endowed with extraordinary energy was also wonder struck at Neela's agility. Then he took up the shining shaft presided over by fire god.
FAQs
The verse raises the ethical tension of escalation: dharma in war includes proportionality and discernment in deploying powerful weapons.
Astonished by Nīla’s agility, Rāvaṇa decides to counter with a higher-grade divine missile—the Agneya weapon.
Strategic adaptability (in Rāvaṇa): he shifts tactics when ordinary volleys fail—though the moral use of such power remains questionable.