Shloka 77
त्रिशिरा-प्रबोधनम् तथा नरान्तक-वधः
Trisira’s Counsel and the Slaying of Naranthaka
पततांहरिवीराणांरूपाणिप्रचकाशिरे ।वज्रभिन्नाग्रकूटानांशैलानांपततामिव ।।।।
patatāṃ harivīrāṇāṃ rūpāṇi pracakāśire |
vajrabhinnāgrakūṭānāṃ śailānāṃ patatām iva ||6.69.77||
Die Leiber der fallenden Vānara-Helden leuchteten auf, wie Bergspitzen, vom Vajra gespalten und herabstürzend.
The forms of the monkey heroes fallen down unconscious shone like mountain peaks struck by the thunderbolt and fallen.
FAQs
The verse confronts the cost of conflict; dharma includes honoring sacrifice and maintaining commitment to a just cause even amid grievous loss.
Many Vanara warriors have fallen, and the poet describes their appearance through a powerful natural simile.
Vīratā (heroism) and tyāga (self-sacrifice) are implied in the depiction of ‘heroes’ who fall in battle.