Shloka 9
खरस्य क्रोधः — शूर्पणखावृत्तान्तकथनम्
Khara’s Wrath and Śūrpaṇakhā’s Report
निहतस्य मया सङ्ख्ये शरसंकृत्तमर्मणः।सफेनं रुधिरं रक्तं मेदिनी कस्य पास्यति।।।।
nihatasya mayā saṅkhye śarasaṅkṛtta-marmaṇaḥ | saphenaṃ rudhiraṃ raktaṃ medinī kasya pāsyati ||
جب میں اسے جنگ میں مار گراؤں گا اور تیروں سے اس کے نازک اعضاء کٹ جائیں گے، تو زمین کس کا جھاگ دار خون پیے گی؟
Whose foamy, red blood will the earth drink while I strike his vital organs with my arrows in the fight ?
FAQs
It underscores the grim seriousness of righteous combat: violence is not celebrated, but presented as the necessary consequence when adharma forces a battle.
Rāma anticipates the enemy’s death in combat, describing the battlefield outcome with stark imagery.
Unflinching resolve to finish a just fight—firmness that prevents prolonged harm.