Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 96, Shloka 41
युद्धाय रावणस्य निर्याणं तथा उत्पातदर्शनम्
Ravana’s Mobilization for War and the ظهور of Fatal Portents
ततःक्रुद्धोदशग्रीवश्शरैःकाञ्चनभूषणैः ।वानराणामनीकेषुचकारकदनंमहत् ।।6.96.41।।
tataḥ kruddho daśagrīvaḥ śaraiḥ kāñcana-bhūṣaṇaiḥ |
vānarāṇām anīkeṣu cakāra kadanaṁ mahat ||6.96.41||
Pagkatapos si Daśagrīva, na galit na galit, gamit ang mga palaso na pinalamutian ng ginto, ay nagdulot ng malaking pagkatay sa mga hanay ng labanan ng mga vānara.
There the ten-headed Ravana using arrows adorned with gold plumes struck Vanaras and a great war took place.
FAQs
The verse contrasts outer splendor with inner disorder: ornate weapons do not sanctify violence. Dharma judges action by motive and justice, not by grandeur.
Rāvaṇa personally enters combat and devastates the vānaras’ ranks with a volley of decorated arrows.
Martial prowess is shown, but it is coupled with anger—highlighting the absence of righteous restraint that dharmic warfare ideally demands.