Shloka 52
शक्तिप्रहारः
Ravana’s Shakti Javelin and Lakshmana’s Wounding
यदर्थंवानरंसैन्यंसमानीतमिदंमया ।।6.101.51।।सुग्रीवश्चकृतोराज्येनिहत्वावालिनंरणे ।यदर्थम् सगरःक्रान्तःसेतुःराब्धश्चसागरे ।सोऽयमद्यरणेपापश्चक्षुर्विषमागतः ।।6.101.52।।
cakṣurviṣayam āgatya nāyaṃ jīvitum arhati |
dṛṣṭiṃ dṛṣṭiviṣasyeva sarpasya mama rāvaṇaḥ |
yathā vā vainateyasya dṛṣṭiṃ prāpto bhujaṅgamaḥ ||
Đã lọt vào tầm mắt ta, Rāvaṇa này không đáng được sống; đối với ta, hắn như con rắn có ánh nhìn tẩm độc—một khi đã rơi vào tầm mắt của Vainateya (Garuḍa) thì còn sao thoát được.
"Because of whom the Vanaras have been dragged into war, Vali was killed, and Sugriva was made king because of whom the bridge was built on the ocean and crossed, such sinful one has come in the range of my sight today."
FAQs
Dharma as moral order: adharma, once confronted by rightful authority, cannot be allowed to persist; the simile frames justice as inevitable.
Rāma declares Rāvaṇa’s doom now that the enemy is directly before him in the decisive battle.
Unshakable righteous certainty: Rāma’s confidence is grounded in the justice of his cause.