Shloka 35
रामरावणयोर्युद्धवैषम्यं तथा रावणशिरश्छेदनम्
Rama–Ravana Duel Intensifies; Ravana’s Heads Severed and Reappear
रावणोऽपिततःक्रुद्धोरथस्थोराक्षसेश्वरः ।गदामुसलवर्षेणरामंप्रत्यर्दयद्रणे ।।।।
rāvaṇo 'pi tataḥ kruddho rathastho rākṣaseśvaraḥ |
gadāmusalavarṣeṇa rāmaṃ pratyardayad raṇe ||
ครั้นแล้วราวณะก็เดือดดาล—เจ้าแห่งรากษสยืนอยู่บนรถศึก—โหมกระหน่ำใส่พระรามในศึกด้วยพายุแห่งกระบองและคทา
Valiant enemy of Raghava also seated in the chariot, rained three hundred, sixties, hundreds, and thousands of arrows.
FAQs
The verse contrasts inner states in conflict: anger drives adharma-leaning aggression, while dharma requires restraint and clarity even amid violence.
Rāvaṇa, furious, counterattacks Rāma intensely using heavy weapons (maces and clubs).
By contrast, the vice highlighted is krodha (anger) as a destabilizing force—an ethical warning central to Ramayana’s moral psychology.