रावण–रामयुद्धप्रारम्भः
The Intensification of the Rama–Ravana Duel
रौद्रचापप्रयुक्तांतांनीलोत्पलदलप्रभाम् ।शिरसाधारयद्रामो न व्यथमभ्यपद्यत ।।6.100.35।।
raudra-cāpa-prayuktāṃs tān nīlotpala-dala-prabhān | śirasā dhārayad rāmo na vyathām abhyapadyata ||6.100.35||
रौद्रचापप्रयुक्तान् तान् नीलोत्पलदलप्रभान्। रामः शिरसा धारयामास, न व्यथामभ्यपद्यत॥
Rama, into whose forehead Ravana had stuck arrows, felt them like blue lotuses released from his bow, and did not experience any pain.
Dharma appears as steadfastness (dhṛti): the righteous do not abandon duty due to bodily suffering; commitment to truth and purpose remains firm.
Though struck in the forehead by Rāvaṇa’s volley, Rāma remains unshaken and untroubled by pain.
Kṣānti and dhairya—endurance and calm fortitude under attack.