Shloka 23
अरण्यकाण्डे एकोनत्रिंशः सर्गः
Sarga 29: Rama’s Admonition to Khara and the Shattering of the Mace
कामं बह्वपि वक्तव्यं त्वयि वक्ष्यामि न त्वहम्।अस्तं गच्छेद्धि सविता युद्धविघ्नस्ततो भवेत्।।।।
kāmaṃ bahv api vaktavyaṃ tvayi vakṣyāmi na tv aham | astaṃ gacched dhi savitā yuddhavighnas tato bhavet ||
నీ గురించి ఎంతో చెప్పవచ్చు; కానీ నేను ఇక చెప్పను. ఎందుకంటే సూర్యుడు అస్తమిస్తున్నాడు; ఆ తరువాత యుద్ధానికి విఘ్నం కలుగవచ్చు.
Having said this, highly enraged Khara adorned with large shoulder bands, hurled at Rama, his mace glowing like a thunderbolt.
FAQs
It gestures to yuddha-maryādā (rules of combat): time and propriety can govern warfare, and disorderly fighting is censured.
Khara ends his taunting speech, citing the approaching sunset as a practical and normative constraint on battle.
A partial appeal to restraint and protocol (though voiced by an aggressor), highlighting that even enemies invoke norms when convenient.