Shloka 6.44.23
चतुश्चत्वारिंशः सर्गः (Sarga 44): निशायुद्धम्, धूलिरुधिरप्रवाहः, इन्द्रजितो मायायुद्धम्
येत्वन्येराक्षसाभीमारामस्याभिमुखेस्थिताः ।।।।तेऽपिनष्टाःसमासाद्यपतङ्गाइवपावकम् ।
rākṣasānāṃ ca ninadair harīṇāṃ cāpi nissvanaiḥ | sā babhūva niśā ghorā bhūyo ghoratarā tadā ||
With the clamour of the Rākṣasas and the loud cries of the Vānaras, that fearsome night became more fearsome still.
Those fierce Rakshasas who stood in front of Rama were destroyed like fireflies fallen in fire.
The verse underscores the moral cost of conflict: even when a cause is righteous, war intensifies fear and suffering—prompting the dhārmic imperative to restore peace as soon as justice allows.
Both armies raise tremendous battle-noise; the atmosphere of the night grows increasingly terrifying.
Endurance (titikṣā) in collective struggle—both sides persist amid escalating dread, setting the stage for the dhārmic hero’s steady leadership.