Shloka 200
समन्तपञ्चक-आख्यानम् तथा अक्षौहिणी-प्रमाणनिर्णयः
Samantapañcaka Narrative and the Measure of an Akṣauhiṇī
रामायणमुपाख्यानमत्रैव बहुविस्तरम् । यत्र रामेण विक्रम्य निहतो रावणो युधि,वनपर्वमें बड़े ही विस्तारके साथ रामायणका उपाख्यान है, जिसमें भगवान् श्रीरामचन्द्रजीने युद्धभूमिमें अपने पराक्रमसे रावणका वध किया है
rāmāyaṇam upākhyānam atraiva bahuvistaram | yatra rāmeṇa vikramya nihato rāvaṇo yudhi ||
Dito rin matatagpuan ang malawak na salaysay na kaugnay ng Rāmāyaṇa; doon, si Rāma, sa lakas ng kanyang kabayanihan, ay pumatay kay Rāvaṇa sa digmaan.
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights an ethical paradigm: when power (vikrama) is exercised in alignment with dharma, it becomes a force for restoring order. Rāvaṇa’s fall symbolizes the defeat of adharma—pride, oppression, and unrighteous aggression—by righteous resolve.
The speaker points out that an extensive embedded account of the Rāmāyaṇa is available, specifically the episode in which Rāma, through valor in battle, kills Rāvaṇa. It functions as a referenced exemplar narrative within the larger epic tradition.