Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 67, Shloka 12
कुम्भकर्णवधः
The Slaying of Kumbhakarna
तच्चैलवेगाभिहतंहताश्वंहतसारथि ।।।।रक्षसांरुधिरक्लिन्नंबभूवायोधनंमहत् ।
tac caila-vegābhihataṃ hatāśvaṃ hatasārathi | rakṣasāṃ rudhira-klinnaṃ babhūvāyodhanaṃ mahat ||
That great battlefield—where chariots were struck by the mountain’s rushing force, horses crushed and charioteers slain—became drenched in the blood of the rākṣasas.
The battlefield on which the Rakshasas and horses were crushed, charioteers were killed by the speed of the mountain remained wet with blood.
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It underscores the grave consequence of adharma-driven warfare: when violence escalates beyond restraint, the field itself becomes a witness to suffering, reminding that righteous action must be governed by responsibility and purpose, not cruelty.
In the midst of the Laṅkā war, the combat intensifies; the battlefield is described as drenched in blood after mountain-like force devastates chariots, horses, and warriors.
Not a personal virtue but a narrative moral emphasis: the text highlights sober realism—war’s cost—urging discernment (viveka) in the pursuit of righteous ends.
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