Shloka 105
अतिकायवधः
The Slaying of Atikāya
नियुज्यमानेसौमित्रिणाबाणवरेशिताग्रे ।दिशश्चचन्द्रर्कमहाग्रहाश्चनभश्चतत्रासचचालचोर्वी ।।।।
niyujyamāne saumitriṇā bāṇavare śitāgre | diśaś ca candrārka-mahā-grahāś ca nabhaś ca tatrāsa ca cāla corvī ||
جب سومِتری نے تیز دھار نوک والے اُس برترین تیر کو چلایا، تو سمتیں لرز اٹھیں؛ چاند، سورج اور عظیم سیّارے، آسمان بھی، اور دھرتی تک خوف زدہ ہو کر کانپنے لگے۔
As Saumithri charged the sharp pointed foremost arrow, the directions, moon, Sun and other planets and the sky, earth, and all space shook.
FAQs
The cosmic trembling imagery magnifies the moral gravity of the battle: Lakṣmaṇa’s weapon is deployed in service of righteous order (dharma) against adharma, showing that actions aligned with dharma carry world-shaping consequence.
Satya is implied through the epic’s narrative stance that the righteous cause is real and binding: the universe itself ‘responds’ to the decisive act, reinforcing the truth-value of dharmic action and its inevitable impact.