Shloka 10
विराधप्रश्नोत्तर-युद्धम्
Viradha’s Challenge and the Clash in Dandaka
क्षुद्र धिक्त्वां तु हीनार्थं मृत्युमन्वेषसे ध्रुवम्।रणे प्राप्स्यसे सन्तिष्ठ न मे जीवन् गमिष्यासि।।3.3.10।।
kṣudra dhik tvāṃ tu hīnārthaṃ mṛtyum anveṣase dhruvam |
raṇe prāpsyase santiṣṭha na me jīvan gamiṣyasi || 3.3.10 ||
“اے کمینے! تجھ پر لعنت، اے پست نیت! تو یقیناً موت ڈھونڈ رہا ہے۔ ٹھہر اور جنگ کر؛ میدانِ رزم میں تو اسے پائے گا—تو مجھ سے بچ کر زندہ نہ جائے گا۔”
O vile, mean creature ! surely you are seeking death. Wait, you will meet it in the fight.
FAQs
Kṣatriya-dharma: confronting aggression directly to protect the innocent and uphold order, refusing to tolerate violent intrusion.
Lakṣmaṇa openly challenges Virādha, declaring that the attacker will be stopped in combat.
Fearlessness and protective resolve—Lakṣmaṇa’s determination to neutralize a threat.