Shloka 94
त्रिशिरा-प्रबोधनम् तथा नरान्तक-वधः
Trisira’s Counsel and the Slaying of Naranthaka
स मुष्टिनिष्पिष्टविभिन्नवक्षाज्वालावमन्शोणितदिग्धगात्रः ।नरान्तकोभूमितलेपपातयथाऽचलोवज्रनिपातभग्नः ।।।।
sa muṣṭiniṣpiṣṭavibhinnavakṣā jvālāvaman śoṇitadigdhagātraḥ |
narāntako bhūmitalē papāta yathā'calo vajranipātabhagnaḥ ||
Dengan dadanya hancur dan terbelah oleh penumbuk itu, Narantaka—badannya berlumuran darah sambil memuntahkan api—jatuh ke tanah bagaikan gunung yang hancur dipanah petir.
Naranthaka's chest having been split by a blow on his chest, vomiting flaming blood from his throat was as if shattered by the stroke of lightning fell down like a mountain.
FAQs
Actions bear consequences: violent aggression in adharma-driven warfare culminates in ruin; dharma reasserts itself through rightful resistance.
Narāntaka is mortally struck by Aṅgada and collapses, described with vivid similes of a mountain felled by lightning.
Aṅgada’s victorious strength in service of Rāma’s cause—power aligned with a righteous objective.