Shloka 5
धूम्राक्षप्रेषणम्
The Dispatch of Dhūmrākṣa
तौतुबद्धौशरैस्तीक्ष्णैर्भ्रातरौरामलक्ष्मणौ ।अयंचसुमहान्नादशङ्कांजनयतीवमे ।।6.51.5।।
tau tu baddhau śarais tīkṣṇair bhrātarau rāmalakṣmaṇau |
ayaṃ ca sumahān nādaḥ śaṅkāṃ janayatīva me ॥6.51.5॥
Dẫu hai anh em Rāma và Lakṣmaṇa bị những mũi tên sắc bén trói chặt, tiếng gầm vang dữ dội này vẫn khiến lòng ta sinh nghi: cớ sao họ lại vui mừng đến thế—đã xảy ra điều gì?
"The two brothers Rama and Lakshmana are bound by sharp arrows. By the loud noise that I hear I doubt in my mind!"
FAQs
Even an adversary recognizes the need to seek truth: dharma values accurate understanding of reality before action, especially in crisis.
Rāvaṇa hears the vānaras’ triumphant roar and is unsettled because he believes Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa have been immobilized.
Prudence: the impulse to reassess assumptions when evidence (the roar) contradicts one’s expectations.