Shloka 18
चतुश्चत्वारिंशः सर्गः (Sarga 44): निशायुद्धम्, धूलिरुधिरप्रवाहः, इन्द्रजितो मायायुद्धम्
तेषामापततांशब्दःक्रुद्धानामपिगर्जताम् ।।।।उद्वर्तइवसत्त्व, नांसमुद्राणांप्रशुश्रुवे ।
teṣām āpatatāṃ śabdaḥ kruddhānām api garjatām | udvarta iva sattvānāṃ samudrāṇāṃ praśuśruve ||
Bunyi mereka yang menyerbu—walau dalam murka tetap mengaum—kedengaran bagaikan lautan bergelora, seolah-olah terangkat menggegarkan segala makhluk.
On Rama striking with the six best of shafts like flames in a time of twinkling of eyelids, the six Rakshasas, Yamasatru, Mahaparva, Mahodara, Mahakaya, and Vajradamshtra found it difficult to overcome. Along with the two Suka, Saranas all of them were struck by Rama's fire like arrows in their vital parts and escaped with leftover life.
FAQs
Dharma is contrasted with rage: the verse depicts uncontrolled fury as a force of nature, implicitly warning that anger (krodha) magnifies violence and obscures right judgment.
The Rākṣasas charge in a body; their collective roar and noise is so immense it is compared to the surging of the seas.
By implication, the virtue is self-mastery (saṃyama): the dhārmic ideal stands opposite to the enemy’s krodha-driven onrush.