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चित्रकूटे सैन्यधूलिशब्ददर्शनम्
Alarm at Chitrakūṭa: Lakṣmaṇa sights the approaching army
अद्येमं संयतं क्रोधमसत्कारं च मानद ।
मोक्ष्यामि शत्रुसैन्येषु कक्षेष्विव हुताशनम् ॥२८॥
adyemaṃ saṃyataṃ krodham asatkāraṃ ca mānada |
mokṣyāmi śatrusainyeṣu kakṣeṣv iva hutāśanam ||28||
اے عزت بخشنے والے! آج میں اپنے ضبط کیے ہوئے غصے اور توہین کو دشمن کی فوجوں پر اس طرح چھوڑوں گا جیسے سوکھی جھاڑیوں میں آگ۔
O protector of honour, today I shall vent my suppressed anger and dishonour on the enemy's army like a fire on the thicket.
Dharma requires mastery over krodha: even justified grievance must be governed by truth, proportionality, and the protection of the innocent.
Facing the approaching army, Lakṣmaṇa declares he will vent his pent-up anger on the enemy forces.
Courage and readiness for battle—paired with the cautionary theme that anger can become destructive like wildfire.
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