Shloka 3.25.8
खरसेनासङ्ग्रामः — The Battle with Khara’s Host at the Hermitage
मुद्गरैः पट्टसैश्शूलैः प्रासैः खङ्गै परश्वथैः।राक्षसास्समरे रामं निजघ्नू रोषतत्पराः।।।।
te valāhasaṅkāśā mahānādā mahaujasaḥ |
abhyadhāvanta kākutsthaṃ rathair vājibhir eva ca ||
gajaiḥ parvatakūṭābhai rāmaṃ yuddhe jighāṃsavaḥ |
Those mighty rākṣasas, roaring like thunderclouds, rushed at Kakutstha (Rāma), intent on killing him in battle—advancing by chariots, horses, and elephants that looked like mountain-peaks.
Overtaken by anger, the demons continuously hurled at Rama hammers, spears, spikes, barbed missiles, swords and battle-axes.
Dharma often faces overwhelming force; the epic frames righteousness as standing against intimidation and violence aimed at the innocent.
A mass charge is launched at Rāma with full war-mobility—chariots, cavalry, and elephant corps—accompanied by terrifying noise.
Rāma’s vīrya (heroic valor) and protective duty are foregrounded by the scale of threat rushing toward him.