Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 43, Shloka 32
द्वन्द्वयुद्धप्रवृत्तिः
Dvandva-Yuddha: The Onset of Single Combats
द्विदिधंवानरेन्द्रंतुनगयोधिनमाहवे ।शरैरशनिसङ्काशैस्सविव्याधाशनिप्रभः ।।6.43.32।।
dvididhaṃ vānarendraṃ tu nagayodhinam āhave | śarair aśanisaṅkāśais sa vivyādha aśaniprabhaḥ ||6.43.32||
Doch in jener Schlacht durchbohrte Aśaniprabha Dvividha—den Herrn der vānaras, der mit Bergen und Bäumen kämpfte—mit Pfeilen, die wie Blitze aufleuchteten.
Asaniprabha shot arrows resembling lightning at Dwivida the Vanara Lord who was fighting with trees.
FAQs
Dharma in warfare also includes endurance: the righteous side may be wounded, yet remains committed to the larger moral aim rather than abandoning duty under pain.
Aśaniprabha counterattacks and wounds Dvividha with lightning-like arrows as Dvividha fights using massive natural weapons.
Dhṛti (fortitude): even a leader can be struck, but leadership is tested by the ability to continue despite injury.