Shloka 21
अष्टत्रिंशः सर्गः — मारीचोपदेशः
Maricha’s Warning and the Memory of Rama’s Power
पातितोऽहं तदा तेन गम्भीरे सागराम्भसि।प्राप्य संज्ञां चिरात्तात लङ्कां प्रतिगतः पुरीम्।।3.38.21।।
pātito 'haṃ tadā tena gambhīre sāgarāmbhasi | prāpya saṃjñāṃ cirāt tāta laṅkāṃ pratigataḥ purīm || 3.38.21 ||
แล้วเขาก็เหวี่ยงข้าลงสู่ห้วงน้ำลึกแห่งมหาสมุทร; ครั้นเนิ่นนานจึงได้สติกลับคืน โอ้ผู้เป็นที่รัก ข้าจึงกลับสู่มหานครลงกา
That way I was spared by the young boy who was not versed in archery and who could still accomplish the task with ease.Those who accompanied me were destroyed.
FAQs
Consequences follow action: adharma brings suffering and humiliation, even if life is spared.
Kabandha describes being flung into the sea, later recovering, and returning to Laṅkā.
Rāma’s measured justice—he neutralizes danger without needless slaughter.