Shloka 17
राघव-रावणयोः घोर-द्वैरथ-युद्धम्
The Fierce Chariot-Duel of Rama and Ravana
गदाश्चपरिघांश्चैवचक्राणिमुसलानि च ।।6.109.17।।गिरिशृङ्गाणिवृक्षांश्चतथाशूलपरश्वधान् ।
gadāś ca parighāṃś caiva cakrāṇi musalāni ca |
giriśṛṅgāṇi vṛkṣāṃś ca tathā śūla-paraśvadhān ||6.109.17||
وہاں گدائیں اور لوہے کے بھاری ڈنڈے بھی تھے، چکر اور موسل بھی؛ پہاڑوں کی چوٹیاں اور اکھڑے ہوئے درخت بھی، نیز ترشول اور کلہاڑے جیسے ہتھیار بھی۔
Unwearied at heart, Ravana let loose rain of arrows created by magic in thousands.
FAQs
The verse underscores the terror of unrestrained force. Dharma in war is not merely power, but proportion and rule-bound conduct.
A catalogue of weapons and improvised missiles frames the scale and ferocity of the assault.
The implied virtue is maryādā (limits). The piling up of weapons highlights what battle becomes when limits are ignored.