Shloka 60
शक्तिप्रहारः
Ravana’s Shakti Javelin and Lakshmana’s Wounding
रामरावणमुक्तानामन्योन्यमभिनिघ्नताम् ।।।।शराणां च शराणां च बभूवतुमुलःस्वनः ।
rāmarāvaṇamuktānām anyonyam abhinighnatām |
śarāṇāṃ ca śarāṇāṃ ca babhūva tumulaḥ svanaḥ ||
Tatkala anak-anak panah yang dilepaskan oleh Rāma dan Rāvaṇa saling menghentam di angkasa, terdengarlah gemuruh dahsyat—dentuman panah bertemu panah.
When the missile of Ravana was turned void by the great self-Raghava, Ravana's eyes turned red in anger, and he used a missile presided over by the Sun God.
FAQs
The duel is portrayed as direct contest between principals—an ideal of yuddha-dharma where opponents meet each other’s force openly rather than harming the helpless.
The exchanged volleys collide, filling the battlefield with the thunder of arrow-on-arrow impacts.
Martial mastery and equality of engagement—each meets the other’s attack with skill.