Shloka 6.43.18
द्वन्द्वयुद्धप्रवृत्तिः (Dvandva-Yuddha: The Onset of Single Combats)
अजघानेन्द्रजित्क्रुद्धोवज्रेणेवशतक्रतुः ।अङ्गदंगदयावीरंशत्रुसैन्यविदारणम् ।।6.43.18।।
harirākṣasa-dehebhyaḥ prabhūtāḥ keśaśādvalāḥ |
śarīrasaṅghāṭāvahāḥ prasusruḥ śoṇitāpagāḥ ||
From the bodies of vānaras and rākṣasas, torrents of blood streamed forth, bearing heaps of corpses like floating logs and thick with hair like matted weeds.
Enraged, Indrajith struck Angada with his mace, the destroyer of hostile forces which was like Indra who had done a hundred sacrifices, would strike with his thunderbolt.
It underscores the cost of violence: Dharma-aware reading treats such imagery as a warning—war, even when necessary, produces grave suffering and should never be pursued for pride or greed.
The narrator depicts the battlefield’s horror through vivid imagery of blood and fallen bodies.
Not a single virtue, but a sobering emphasis on discernment (viveka): recognizing the real consequences of conflict.