Shloka 34
मायाशिरोप्रदर्शनम्
The Display of the Illusory Head of Rāma
प्रहृताश्चपरेत्रस्ताहस्यमानाजघन्यतः ।अभिद्रुतास्तुरक्षोभिस्सिंहैरिवमहाद्विपाः ।।।।
prahṛtāś ca pare trastā hasyamānā jaghanyataḥ |
abhidrutās tu rakṣobhiḥ siṃhair iva mahādvipāḥ ||
Einige, getroffen und von Furcht ergriffen, wurden von hinten gejagt, von den Rākṣasas bedrängt, wie mächtige Elefanten, die von Löwen gehetzt werden.
"Some were followed behind as they were speeding like lions and mighty elephants afflicted and frightened, struck by Rakshasas."
FAQs
It highlights the adharma of cruelty in war—mocking and terrorizing the fleeing—contrasted implicitly with righteous restraint and compassion.
In the chaos of battle, groups are being pursued from behind and overwhelmed by rākṣasas.
By contrast, the virtue implied is kṣānti (restraint) and maryādā (proper conduct), since the verse depicts its violation through taunting violence.