Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 43, Shloka 45
द्वन्द्वयुद्धप्रवृत्तिः
Dvandva-Yuddha: The Onset of Single Combats
विदार्यमाणाहरिपुङ्गवैस्तदानिशाचराश्शोणितदिग्धगात्राः ।पुनःसुयुद्धंतरसासमास्थितादिवाकरस्यास्तमयाभिकाङ्क्षिणः ।।6.43.45।।
vidāryamāṇā haripuṅgavais tadā niśācarāḥ śoṇita-digdha-gātrāḥ |
punaḥ suyuddhaṃ tarasā samāsthitā divākarasyāstamayābhikāṅkṣiṇaḥ ||6.43.45||
Da wurden die Rākṣasas, von den Anführern der Vānaras zerrissen und am ganzen Leib mit Blut besudelt, vom Verlangen nach dem Sonnenuntergang erfüllt; doch sie sammelten erneut ihre Kraft und stürzten sich mit Ungestüm wieder in den grimmigen Kampf.
Indrajith, an exceedingly brilliant Rakshasa, contended with Angada, son of Vali just like Lord Siva with and haka, the Lord of death.
FAQs
Dharma is contrasted with opportunism: the Rākṣasas seek advantage in darkness, while the narrative implies that righteous struggle persists openly, not by reliance on concealment.
Though wounded and bloodied by Vānara leaders, the Rākṣasas hope for sunset and, regaining momentum, resume fighting.
The Vānara leaders’ effectiveness and relentless pressure; also the Rākṣasas’ grim persistence (though ethically shaded by their desire for darkness).