Yuddha Kanda Sarga 100 Shloka 9 - Valmiki Ramayana | Telugu | Vedapath

Shloka 9

रावण–रामयुद्धप्रारम्भः

The Intensification of the Rama–Ravana Duel

Devanagari script

उत्पपातरजोभूमौतैर्भग्नैःसम्प्रधावितैः ।न हितत्सहितुंशेकुर्भ्रह्मणानिर्मितंस्वयम् ।।6.100.9।।

Transliteration

utpapāta rajo bhūmau tair bhagnaiḥ sampradhāvitaiḥ |

na hi tat sahituṃ śekur brahmaṇā nirmitaṃ svayam ||6.100.9||

Translation

భగ్నులై అన్ని దిశలకూ పరుగెత్తిన వారివల్ల నేలపై ధూళి ఎగసింది; బ్రహ్మదేవుడు స్వయంగా నిర్మించిన ఆ అస్త్రాన్ని వారు తట్టుకోలేకపోయారు।

Word by Word

उत्पपातrose up/leapt up

रजःdust

भूमौon the ground

तैःby those

भग्नैःby the broken (ones)

सम्प्रधावितैःby those driven into flight

नnot

हिindeed

तत्that (weapon/force)

सहितुम्to endure

शेकुःwere able

ब्रह्मणाby Brahma

निर्मितम्created

स्वयम्himself

Context

By that sound, the rivers, mountains, and forests including the earth, filled with the boars, lions and other beasts were shaken.

Characters & Entities

Brahmā

Vānara army

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Even divinely-origin weapons demand moral accountability; dharma is not merely about power’s source but about its rightful use.

What is the narrative situation?

The vānara forces scatter under the overwhelming force of a Brahmā-fashioned missile.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Humility before cosmic power—recognizing limits and seeking rightful protection rather than pride.