Shloka 44
युद्धाय रावणस्य निर्याणं तथा उत्पातदर्शनम्
Ravana’s Mobilization for War and the ظهور of Fatal Portents
daśānanaḥ krodha-vivṛtta-netro yato yato ’bhyeti rathe ’vasanna-khaye |
tataḥ tataḥ tasya śara-pravegaṁ soḍhuṁ na śekuḥ hari-yūthapās te ||6.96.44||
ദശാനനൻ തന്റെ രഥത്തിൽ എവിടെയെവിടെയോ മുന്നേറുകയുണ്ടായോ—കോപംകൊണ്ട് കണ്ണുകൾ വീർത്ത് മറിഞ്ഞതുപോലെ—അവിടെയവിടെ വാനരനായകർ അവന്റെ അമ്പുകളുടെ പ്രചണ്ഡ പ്രഹാരം സഹിക്കാനായില്ല.
In the battlefield wherever Ravana drove in fury, rolling his eyes filled with anger, the monkey troops could not withstand the speed of his arrows.।। itayāraṣēvālamīkīyēśarīmadarāmāyaṇēādikāvayēyudadhakāṇaḍēṣaṇaṇanavatitamasasaragaḥ ।।This is the end of the ninety sixth sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
Unrestrained anger becomes a destructive power that overwhelms others; dharma teaches mastery over krodha so that strength serves justice rather than becoming tyranny.
Rāvaṇa ranges across the battlefield in his chariot; the vānaras’ leaders struggle to withstand the intensity of his arrow-barrage.
Steadfastness under pressure is emphasized for the vānaras, while the verse simultaneously underscores the vice of rage in Rāvaṇa.