Shloka 4
शक्तिप्रहारः
Ravana’s Shakti Javelin and Lakshmana’s Wounding
मुद्गराःकूटपाशाश्चदीप्ताश्चाशनयस्तथा ।निष्पेतुर्विविधास्तीक्ष्णावाताइवयुगक्षये ।।।।
mudgarāḥ kūṭapāśāś ca dīptāś cāśanayās tathā |
niṣpetur vividhās tīkṣṇā vātā iva yugakṣaye ||
Chùy sắt, thòng lọng gai, cùng những phi đạn rực cháy như lôi đình, đủ loại sắc bén, vụt bay ra—như cuồng phong tung hoành lúc tận kiếp.
Realizing that this is not the time to be disconsolate, observing Lakshmana's efforts, Raghava resolved to destroy Ravana and started a fierce struggle.
FAQs
The verse contrasts ordered righteousness with the chaos of adharma: when violence is unleashed without restraint, it resembles cosmic dissolution—implying that war must be governed by dharma, not rage or cruelty.
A terrifying exchange of weapons erupts on the battlefield, described in apocalyptic imagery.
No single virtue is foregrounded; the emphasis is on the intensity of the battle and the narrative warning about unbounded destruction.