Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 44, Shloka 19
चतुश्चत्वारिंशः सर्गः (Sarga 44): निशायुद्धम्, धूलिरुधिरप्रवाहः, इन्द्रजितो मायायुद्धम्
तेषांरामश्शरैःषडिभःषडजघाननिशाचरान् ।।।।निमेषान्तरमात्रेणशितैरग्निशिखोपमैः ।यमशत्रुश्चदुर्धर्षोमहापार्श्वमहोदरौ ।।।।वज्रदंष्ट्रोमहाकायस्तौचोभौशुकसारणौ ।तेतुरामेणबाणौघैस्सर्वेमर्मसुताडिताः ।।।।युद्धादपसृतास्तत्रसावशेषायुषोऽभवन् ।
teṣāṃ rāmaḥ śaraiḥ ṣaḍbhiḥ ṣaḍ ajaghāna niśācarān | nimeṣāntaramātreṇa śitair agniśikhopamaiḥ || yamaśatruś ca durdharṣo mahāpārśvamahodarau | vajradaṃṣṭro mahākāyas tau cobhau śukasāraṇau || te tu rāmeṇa bāṇaughaiḥ sarve marmasu tāḍitāḥ | yuddhād apasṛtās tatra sāvaśeṣāyuṣo 'bhavan ||
In der Spanne eines Lidschlags streckte Rāma mit sechs Pfeilen — scharf wie Feuerzungen — sechs nächtlich umherstreifende Rākṣasas nieder: Yamaśatru, den schwer Bezwingbaren Durdharṣa, Mahāpārśva, Mahodara, Vajradaṃṣṭra und Mahākāya, dazu die beiden Śuka und Sāraṇa. Von Rāmas Pfeilsalven an ihren Lebenspunkten getroffen, wichen sie dort aus der Schlacht zurück und blieben nur mit dem Rest ihrer Lebenszeit am Leben.
Then Vanaras and dreadful Rakshasas being strongly inimical to each other started the night battle wishing victory.
FAQs
Dharma appears as measured, effective force used to restrain adharma: Rāma’s precision (striking vital points swiftly) restores order without needless prolongation of suffering.
A named group of Rākṣasa leaders presses the attack; Rāma answers instantly with six blazing arrows and drives them back wounded.
Kṣātra-tejas (martial excellence) joined with clarity and control—Rāma acts decisively, not chaotically, even amid night-confusion.