Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 45, Shloka 43
विशालानगरीप्रवेशः
Entry toward Viśālā and the Indra–Kṣīrodamathana Legend
अदितेरात्मजा वीरा दिते: पुत्रान्निजघ्निरे।तस्मिन् घोरे महायुद्धे दैतेयादित्ययोर्भृशम्।।।।
aditer ātmajā vīrā diteḥ putrān nijaghnire |
tasmin ghore mahāyuddhe daiteyādityayor bhṛśam ||
In that dreadful great war between the Daiteyas and the Ādityas, the heroic sons of Aditi struck down the sons of Diti in large numbers.
In that great and terrible battle between daityas and devatas, Aditi's sons killed Diti's.
FAQs
The verse presents the mythic result of a struggle for cosmic balance; Dharma is portrayed as the eventual reassertion of order after violent disorder.
Viśvāmitra summarizes the decisive phase of the devas-asuras war: the Ādityas overpower and kill the Daiteyas.
Valor (śaurya) is highlighted in the Ādityas, though the broader lesson is that force without righteousness leads to ruin.