Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 93, Shloka 7
Sarga 93: Rāvaṇa’s Grief and Fury after Indrajit’s Fall; Move to Slay Vaidehī and Ministerial Restraint
ननुत्वमिषुभिःक्रुद्धोभिन्द्याःकालान्तकावपि ।।।।मन्दरस्यापिशृङ्गाणिकिंपुनर्लक्ष्मणंयुधि ।
nanu tvam iṣubhiḥ kruddho bhindyāḥ kālāntakāv api |
mandarasyāpi śṛṅgāṇi kiṃ punar lakṣmaṇaṃ yudhi || 6.93.7 ||
क्रुद्धस्त्वं इषुभिः कालान्तकावपि भिन्द्याः, मन्दरस्यापि शृङ्गाणि; किं पुनर्लक्ष्मणं युधि॥
'When angry, you could pierce with arrows even the time spirit or peak of Mandara mountain, why to speak of Lakshmana again'?
FAQs
In the war-ethic frame, it praises martial capability and resolve; dharma here is the valor expected of a fighter facing battle.
A speaker extols someone’s power with arrows, using hyperbole (piercing Kāla, Mandara’s peaks) to suggest Lakṣmaṇa is not an insurmountable foe.
Śaurya (valor) and confidence in combat prowess.