Shloka 4
दूषणवधः
The Slaying of Dūṣaṇa and the Rout of Khara’s Host
प्रतिगृह्य च तद्वर्षं निमीलित इवर्षभः।।।।रामः क्रोधं परं भेजे वधार्थं सर्वरक्षसाम्।
pratigṛhya ca tadvarṣaṁ nimīlita ivarṣabhaḥ | rāmaḥ krodhaṁ paraṁ bheje vadhārthaṁ sarvarakṣasām ||
ସେହି ଶସ୍ତ୍ରବର୍ଷାକୁ ସହି ଓ ପ୍ରତିଉତ୍ତର ଦେଇ, ନିମୀଳିତ ନୟନରେ ଆଗେଇଯାଉଥିବା ଋଷଭ ପରି, ରାମ ସମସ୍ତ ରାକ୍ଷସଙ୍କ ବଧାର୍ଥେ ପରମ କ୍ରୋଧକୁ ଆଶ୍ରୟ କଲେ।
Rama killed a hundred demons with one hundred arrows by a single stroke. The same way he killed a thousand of them with a thousand arrows on the battle front.
FAQs
Rama’s anger is framed as duty-bound resolve: righteous force is taken up to end violent wrongdoing and protect the moral order, not for personal cruelty.
In the forest battle, Rama faces a heavy barrage of weapons and steels himself to eliminate the rākṣasa threat.
Steadfast courage and kṣātra-dharma—unflinching resolve in combat when confronting adharma.