Shloka 6.43.17
द्वन्द्वयुद्धप्रवृत्तिः (Dvandva-Yuddha: The Onset of Single Combats)
हरिराक्षसदेहेभ्यःप्रभूताःकेशशाद्वलाः ।शरीरसङ्घाटावहाःप्रसुस्रुश्शोणितापगाः ।।6.43.17।।
tatrāsīt sumahad yuddhaṃ tumulaṃ romaharṣaṇam |
rakṣasāṃ vānarāṇāṃ ca vīrāṇāṃ jayam icchatām ||
There arose a vast, tumultuous, hair-raising battle between the heroic rākṣasas and vānaras, all longing for victory.
In that war, the streams of blood that flowed from the bodies of Vanaras and Rakshasas were strewn like weeds in the form of hair, bearing logs of wood in the form of dead bodies.
The verse frames war as morally weighty: even heroes desire victory, but Dharma demands that the cause and conduct remain righteous amid tumult and fear.
A panoramic description of the battlefield: the fighting intensifies into a massive, chaotic clash.
Determination—both sides’ warriors are portrayed as relentlessly seeking victory.