Shloka 12
त्रिशिरा-प्रबोधनम् तथा नरान्तक-वधः
Trisira’s Counsel and the Slaying of Naranthaka
सर्वेसुबलसम्पन्नास्सर्वेविस्तीर्णकीर्तयः ।सर्वेसमरमासाद्य न श्रूयन्तेस्मपराजिताः ।।।।देवैरपिसगन्धर्वैस्सकिन्नरमहोरगैः ।
sarve subalasampannāḥ sarve vistīrṇakīrtayaḥ | sarve samaram āsādya na śrūyante sma parājitāḥ || 6.69.12 || devair api sa-gandharvaiḥ sa-kinnara-mahoragaiḥ |
എല്ലാവരും മഹാബലസമ്പന്നർ; എല്ലാവർക്കും ദിക്കുകളിലാകെ വ്യാപിച്ച മഹാകീർത്തി; യുദ്ധത്തിലിറങ്ങിയാൽ അവർ പരാജിതരായെന്നു കേട്ടിട്ടില്ല—ദേവന്മാർ, ഗന്ധർവർ, കിന്നരർ, മഹാനാഗങ്ങൾ എന്നിവർക്കുപോലും।
All sons of Ravana possessed stupendous strength, all were very famous, and never got defeated in war be it Gandharvas, Kinnaras or even gods will get vanquished by them.
FAQs
Reputation and invincibility can foster adharma through arrogance; dharma calls for humility and moral accountability regardless of past victories.
A catalogue-style praise describes the war-record and fame of Rāvaṇa’s sons before they are dispatched.
Worldly glory (kīrti) and strength; the epic’s larger frame invites readers to distinguish fame from true virtue grounded in dharma.