Shloka 30
रावण–रामयुद्धप्रारम्भः
The Intensification of the Rama–Ravana Duel
शरान्धकारमाकाशंचक्रतुःप्रथमंतदा ।गतेऽस्तं तपने चापि महामेघाविवोथतितौ ।।6.100.30।।
śarāndhakāram ākāśaṃ cakratuḥ prathamaṃ tadā | gate 'staṃ tapane cāpi mahāmeghāv ivothitau ||6.100.30||
तदा प्रथममेव तौ शरैः आकाशं शरान्धकारं चक्रतुः; तपनेऽस्तं गतेऽपि, महामेघाविवोत्थितौ इव दृश्येते स्म।
Then the sky covered with darkness of arrows was like two huge clouds rising even though the Sun had set.
FAQs
Dharma here is implicit: the duel is conducted as a formal kṣatriya battle, where prowess is shown openly in a face-to-face contest rather than through deceit.
Rāma and Rāvaṇa begin exchanging such dense volleys of arrows that the sky appears darkened, like storm-clouds despite sunset.
Martial steadiness and disciplined valor—both combatants sustain an intense, ordered exchange characteristic of heroic warfare.