Shloka 9
रामरावणयोर्युद्धवैषम्यं तथा रावणशिरश्छेदनम्
Rama–Ravana Duel Intensifies; Ravana’s Heads Severed and Reappear
सक्रोधवशमापन्नोहयानामपसर्पणे ।।।।मुमोचनिशितान्बाणान्राघवायदशाननः ।
sa krodhavaśam āpanno hayānām apasarpaṇe | mumoca niśitān bāṇān rāghavāya daśānanaḥ ||
ครั้นเห็นม้าถอยร่น ทศกัณฐ์ก็เดือดดาลด้วยโทสะ แล้วปล่อยศรคมกริบพุ่งใส่พระราฆวะ
Thereupon, Rama, stretching the bow, released four sharp glowing arrows at Ravana's four horses and drove them back.
FAQs
A warning about krodha (anger): when one is ruled by rage, judgment narrows and violence escalates—an ethical contrast to Rāma’s composed purpose.
After his horses are forced back, Rāvaṇa reacts in anger and fires a volley of sharp arrows at Rāma.
By contrast, the verse highlights the absence of self-mastery in Rāvaṇa; the implied virtue is dama (self-control).