Shloka 11
अरण्यकाण्डे एकोनत्रिंशः सर्गः
Sarga 29: Rama’s Admonition to Khara and the Shattering of the Mace
अद्य हि त्वां मया मुक्ताश्शराः काञ्चनभूषणाः।विदार्यातिपतिष्यन्ति वल्मीकमिव पन्नगाः।।।।
adya hi tvāṃ mayā muktāḥ śarāḥ kāñcana-bhūṣaṇāḥ |
vidāryātipatiṣyanti valmīkam iva pannagāḥ ||
अद्य हि त्वां मया मुक्ताश्शराः काञ्चनभूषणाः। विदार्यातिपतिष्यन्ति वल्मीकमिव पन्नगाः।।
O night-ranger ! I have come with the orders of the king to put an end to the lives of the perpetrators of dreadful, sinful and offensive deeds in this world.
FAQs
Dharma sometimes requires decisive punishment of persistent aggressors; the verse presents the certainty of consequences for violent wrongdoing.
Rama declares to Khara the imminent, unavoidable outcome of the battle: his arrows will pierce and destroy Khara.
Resolution and fearlessness in executing duty—Rama shows unwavering intent to end a threat to societal order.