Valmiki Ramayana 6.88.20 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 88, Shloka 20
इन्द्रजित्–लक्ष्मण संवादः तथा युद्धप्रवृत्तिः
Indrajit and Lakshmana: War-Boasts, Rebuke, and the Clash
सशरैरतिविद्धाङ्गोरुधिरेणसमुक्षितः ।।।।शुशुभेलक्ष्मणःश्रीमान्विधूमइवपावकः ।
sa-śarair ati-viddhāṅgo rudhireṇa samukṣitaḥ |
śuśubhe lakṣmaṇaḥ śrīmān vidhūma iva pāvakaḥ ||
அம்புகளால் உடலெங்கும் கடுமையாகத் துளைக்கப்பட்டு, இரத்தத்தில் நனைந்த ஸ்ரீமான் லக்ஷ்மணன், புகையற்ற அக்கினிபோல் ஒளிர்ந்து விளங்கினான்.
With shafts pierced all over, glorious Lakshmana was bathed in blood and shone like smokeless fire.
FAQs
Dharma is portrayed as inner radiance under suffering: even when wounded, the righteous can ‘shine’ through courage, clarity, and steadfastness.
After being struck repeatedly, Lakṣmaṇa is badly wounded yet remains formidable.
Fortitude (dhairya) and heroic endurance—pain does not extinguish his resolve.
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