Shloka 16
मारीचवधः — The Slaying of Maricha
Golden Deer Deception
तालमात्रमथोत्प्लुत्य न्यपतत्सशरातुरः।।।।विनदन्भैरवं नादं धरण्यामल्पजीवितः।
tālamātram athōtplutya nyapatat saśarāturaḥ |
vinadan bhairavaṃ nādaṃ dharaṇyām alpajīvitaḥ ||
แล้วมาริจะผู้ทุกข์ทรมานด้วยศร กระโดดขึ้นสูงเท่าต้นตาล ครางก้องเป็นเสียงน่ากลัว แล้วตกลงสู่พื้นดิน เหลือชีวิตเพียงน้อยนิด
Maricha gave up his false form of the deer and before breathing his last, remembered the words of Ravana. He thought over the means through which Sita could send Lakshmana to this spot so that Ravana would abduct her when she is alone.
FAQs
Adharma’s instability: deception and harm culminate in collapse; wrongdoing may appear powerful, but its momentum ends in downfall.
After being hit by Rāma’s arrow, Mārīca convulses, leaps up, cries out, and falls to the ground near death.
Rāma’s righteous efficacy is implied: his action is decisive and proportionate in confronting a threat born of deceit.