Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 103, Shloka 28
ऐन्द्ररथप्रदानम्
Indra’s Chariot Offered to Rāma; The Duel Intensifies
अस्त्रेप्रतिहतेक्रुद्धोरावणोराक्षसाधिपः ।अभ्यवर्षत्तदारामंघोराभिःशरवृष्टिभिः ।।।।
astre pratihate kruddho rāvaṇo rākṣasādhipaḥ |
abhyavarṣat tadā rāmaṃ ghorābhiḥ śaravṛṣṭibhiḥ ||
ਜਦੋਂ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਅਸਤ੍ਰ ਰੋਕੇ ਗਏ, ਤਾਂ ਰਾਖਸ਼ਸਾਂ ਦਾ ਅਧਿਪਤੀ ਰਾਵਣ ਕ੍ਰੋਧ ਨਾਲ ਭੜਕ ਉਠਿਆ ਅਤੇ ਫਿਰ ਭਿਆਨਕ ਤੀਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਵਰਖਾ ਨਾਲ ਰਾਮ ਨੂੰ ਭਿੱਜੋ ਦਿੱਤਾ।
King of Rakshasas knocked back, became enraged and covered Rama with a terrific shower of shafts.
FAQs
The verse highlights how krodha (anger) arises when one’s power is checked; Dharma warns that anger clouds judgment and drives escalation, whereas the righteous ideal is steadiness under provocation.
In the battlefield duel, Rāvaṇa’s weapons are countered; enraged, he intensifies the assault by showering Rāma with arrows.
By contrast to Rāvaṇa’s anger, Rāma’s implied virtue is kṣānti and dhairya—patient endurance and composure under attack.