Shloka 21
रावणक्रोधः—रामस्य परुषवाक्यम्
Ravana’s Fury and Rama’s Harsh Admonition
निपत्योरसिगृध्रास्तेक्षितौक्षिप्तस्यरावण ।पिबन्तुरुधिरंतर्षाद्बाणशल्यान्तरोत्थितम् ।।।।
nipatyorasi gṛdhrās te kṣitau kṣiptasya rāvaṇa |
pibantu rudhiraṃ tṛṣād bāṇaśalyāntarotthitam ||
Hỡi Ravana, khi ngươi ngã xuống đất, kền kền sẽ đậu trên ngực ngươi và trong cơn khát, chúng sẽ uống máu tuôn ra từ những vết thương do mũi tên gây ra.
"Ravana! After your body is caused to destroy and scattered on the ground, let the vultures drink the blood oozing from your chest pierced by the heads of my arrows."
FAQs
The verse intensifies the moral warning: adharma leads not only to death but to loss of dignity; it serves as a didactic image of the downfall awaiting the violent and unrepentant.
In the midst of the duel, Rāma foretells the gruesome aftermath of Rāvaṇa’s defeat.
Rāma’s determination to end a threat to cosmic and social order, prioritizing protection of dharma over personal softness in war.