Shloka 15
शक्तिप्रहारः
Ravana’s Shakti Javelin and Lakshmana’s Wounding
सारदथेश्चापिबाणेनशिरोज्वलितकुण्डलम् ।जहारलक्ष्मणःश्रीमान्नैरृतस्यमहाबलः ।।।।
sārathes cāpi bāṇena śiro jvalitakuṇḍalam | jahāra lakṣmaṇaḥ śrīmān nairṛtasya mahābalaḥ ||
พระลักษมณ์ผู้ทรงสิริและมหาพละ ยังทรงยิงศรดอกหนึ่ง ตัดเศียรสารถีแห่งยักษ์นั้นให้ร่วงลง โดยมีตุ้มหูส่องประกายดุจเพลิง
Then Lakshmana split with five sharpened arrows the bow of Rakshasa king that resembled elephant's trunk.
FAQs
In kṣātra-dharma, disabling an aggressor’s war-capacity is legitimate within battle; the verse depicts tactical removal of support enabling adharma’s violence.
Lakṣmaṇa shoots the charioteer of Rāvaṇa, striking off his head.
Battle-skill and decisiveness—Lakṣmaṇa acts swiftly to reduce the enemy’s operational strength.