Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 108, Shloka 31
रावणरथवैभव–निमित्तदर्शन–राममातलिसंवादः
Ravana’s Chariot, Portents, and Rama–Matali Instructions
कुर्वन्त: कलहंघोरंशारिकास्तद्रथंप्रति ।।।।निपेतुश्शतशस्तत्रदारुणादारुणारुताः ।
kurvantaḥ kalahaṃ ghoraṃ śārikās tad-rathaṃ prati |
nipetuḥ śataśas tatra dāruṇā dāruṇārutāḥ ||
ہولناک چیخیں مارتے اور سخت شور برپا کرتے ہوئے، شاریكا پرندے اُس رتھ پر سینکڑوں کی تعداد میں آ گرے—اپنی کرخت آوازوں میں نہایت دہشت ناک۔
Hundreds of minas making frightening sounds, fighting in terrific manner emitting dreadful cries had fallen on the chariot there.
FAQs
When a ruler departs from dharma, even symbols of auspicious order invert; the world mirrors moral disorder through ominous disruptions.
Birds swarm and strike Rāvaṇa’s chariot, creating a terrifying uproar—one among multiple portents of defeat.
Implied is the virtue of rightful kingship (rāja-dharma): protection and harmony. Its absence is suggested by hostile, chaotic signs.