Shloka 5
खरस्य सैन्योद्योगः
Khara Mobilizes the Janasthana Host
परश्वथहतस्याद्य मन्दप्राणस्य संयुगे।रामस्य रुधिरं रक्तमुष्णं पास्यसि राक्षसि।।3.22.5।।
paraśvathahatasya adya mandaprāṇasya saṃyuge |
rāmasya rudhiraṃ raktaṃ uṣṇaṃ pāsyasi rākṣasi ||
آج میدانِ جنگ میں، جب میرا کلہاڑا رام کو گرا دے گا اور اس کی سانسیں مدھم پڑ جائیں گی، اے راکشسی! تو اُس کا گرم، سرخ خون پیے گی۔
Khara, accused by her earlier and admired again, said to Dusana, chief of army:
FAQs
The verse presents cruelty and dehumanization as markers of adharma. Dharma in the Ramayana protects life and dignity, even in conflict, through just cause and restraint.
Khara promises Śūrpaṇakhā a gruesome revenge, imagining Rama’s death and the drinking of blood.
No virtue is endorsed here; instead, the verse emphasizes the vice of brutality, which the epic positions as self-destructive and opposed to satya.