Shloka 21
Sarga 93: Rāvaṇa’s Grief and Fury after Indrajit’s Fall; Move to Slay Vaidehī and Ministerial Restraint
तस्यप्रकृत्यारक्ते च रक्तेक्रोथानगिनापि च ।।।।रावणस्यमहाघोरेदीप्तेनेत्रेबभूवतुः ।
tasya prakṛtyā rakte ca rakte krodhāgninā 'pi ca |
rāvaṇasya mahāghore dīpte netre babhūvatuḥ ||
സ്വഭാവതഃ ചുവന്നിരുന്ന രാവണന്റെ നേത്രങ്ങൾ ക്രോധാഗ്നിയാൽ കൂടുതൽ രക്തവർണ്ണമായി, മഹാഘോരമായി ജ്വലിച്ചു.
By nature, Ravana's eyes are red, through the fire of anger it was even more red glowing and very dreadful.
FAQs
Dharma requires governing one’s senses and impulses; anger visibly alters perception, symbolized by the frightening, blazing eyes.
The poet describes Rāvaṇa’s bodily signs of rage as it escalates after the bereavement.
Self-restraint (indriya-nigraha) is emphasized indirectly through the depiction of its absence.