Ravana - be that it may, that soorpnakha "asked for it"( how horrible it sounds today- when we are realizing the horrible way in which this mindset has permeated our psyche- that women ask for it ) - lakshman's act was horribly incorrect - and Ravana being the king and the brother had to avenge it.
Wars are fought for far less, and this was a grave humiliation of his sister. To not take action against it would've made him a coward king, I guess - for him this was the tipping point we have been discussing,
Thanks for the translation. Ramayana in 3 words - wow, brilliant! In a nutshell that indeed is the gist.
Banaya
Diya
Lautaya
Having forgotten what little Telugu I knew, I couldn't get the meaning, but I forgot it's so similar to Kannada - katte, kotte - mean the same in Kannada, techche - i think is a different word in Kannada
Edited by Arshics - 10 years ago