Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 100, Shloka 33
रावण–रामयुद्धप्रारम्भः
The Intensification of the Rama–Ravana Duel
उभौहियेनव्रजतस्तेनतेनशरोर्मयः ।ऊर्मयोवायुनाविद्धा जग्मुः सागरयोरिव ।।6.100.33।।
ubhau hi yena vrajatas tena tena śarormayaḥ | ūrmayo vāyunā viddhā jagmuḥ sāgarayor iva ||6.100.33||
เมื่อทั้งสองเคลื่อนไปทางใด กระแสธารศรก็พุ่งกรูไปทางนั้น—ดุจคลื่นในมหาสมุทรสองฟากที่ลมพัดให้พลิ้วไหว
Whichever course they took, by those streams of arrows were seen like waves in two oceans stirred up by the wind.
FAQs
Dharma is conveyed through order within chaos: even overwhelming force is portrayed as patterned and directed, reflecting disciplined conduct rather than lawless aggression.
The battle’s intensity is shown through a vivid simile: arrows move in powerful surges like wind-driven ocean waves.
Relentless focus and battlefield control—each movement produces a corresponding, controlled release of missiles.