Shloka 23
रामरावणयोर्युद्धवैषम्यं तथा रावणशिरश्छेदनम्
Rama–Ravana Duel Intensifies; Ravana’s Heads Severed and Reappear
गन्धर्वाप्सरसांसङ्घादृष्टवायुद्धमनूपमम् ।गगनंगगनाकारंसागरस्सागरोपमः ।।।।रामरावणयोर्युद्धंरामरावणयोरिव ।एवंब्रुवन्तोददृशुस्तद्युद्धंरामरावणम् ।।।।
gandharvāpsarasāṃ saṅghā dṛṣṭvā yuddham anūpamam | gaganaṃ gaganākāraṃ sāgaras sāgaropamaḥ ||
หมู่คันธรรพ์และอัปสรทั้งหลาย ครั้นได้เห็นศึกอันหาที่เปรียบมิได้ ก็อุทานว่า “ฟ้าก็เทียบได้แต่ฟ้าเท่านั้น มหาสมุทรก็เทียบได้แต่มหาสมุทรเท่านั้น” คือศึกนี้ไร้สิ่งใดเสมอเหมือน
Gandharvas and Apsaras watching the combination of Rama and Ravana fighting an unimaginable war said that sky is its own analogue for sky, sea is its own analogue to sea, in the same way is the struggle between Rama and Ravana is unique like Rama and Ravana's struggle and looked at the combat.
FAQs
It points to discernment (viveka): recognizing when an event is singular in moral weight—here, a decisive confrontation where Dharma’s restoration is at stake.
Celestial artists and attendants (Gandharvas and Apsarases) watch the duel and comment on its unparalleled nature using vivid comparisons.
Heroic resolve (vīrya) is foregrounded indirectly—this is a combat so extraordinary that only itself can be its comparison.