Shloka 6.41.22

युद्धलक्षण-निमित्तदर्शनं तथा लङ्काद्वारव्यूहः (War Omens and the Encirclement of Lanka’s Gates)

Devanagari script

शैलैःशूलैश्चखडगैश्चविमुक्स्सैःकपिराक्षसैः ।भविष्यत्यावृताभूमिर्मांसशोणितकर्दमा ।।6.41.22।।

Transliteration

śailaiḥ śūlaiś ca khaḍgaiś ca vimuktaiḥ kapi-rākṣasaiḥ | bhaviṣyaty āvṛtā bhūmir māṁsa-śoṇita-kardamā ||

Translation

With rocks, tridents, and swords hurled by Vānaras and Rākṣasas, the earth will be covered—turned into mire of flesh and blood.

Context

"The land will remain covered by rocks, tridents, swords hurled by the Vanaras and Rakshasas and with flesh and blood."

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Lakṣmaṇa
• Kapi/Vānara
• Rākṣasa

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma includes sober awareness of violence’s cost; even a righteous war is acknowledged as grievous and destructive.

What is the narrative situation?

The coming battle is anticipated as vast and brutal, with weapons and bodies strewn across the ground.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Realism and moral gravity—facing duty without romanticizing war.