Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 46, Shloka 19
दितितपः-शक्रपरिचर्या-गर्भभेदः
Diti’s Penance, Indra’s Service, and the Severing of the Embryo
भिद्यमानस्ततो गर्भो वज्रेण शतपर्वणा।रुरोद सुस्वरं राम ततो दितिरबुध्यत।।1.46.19।।
bhidyamānas tato garbho vajreṇa śataparvaṇā | ruroda susvaraṃ rāma tato ditir abudhyata || 1.46.19 ||
Hỡi Rāma, khi bào thai bị lưỡi sấm (vajra) trăm đốt chẻ ra, nó khóc vang tiếng trong trẻo; bấy giờ Diti mới tỉnh giấc.
O Rama! that embryo, being severed by Vajra having a hundred edges, cried at high pitch which awakened Diti".
FAQs
It foregrounds the reality of suffering caused by violence; dharmic reflection begins with recognizing the pain inflicted on the vulnerable.
The unborn child cries while being cut, and the mother (Diti) wakes up to the calamity.
The verse evokes compassion (dayā) in the listener by emphasizing the cry of the embryo.