Shloka 35
लङ्काप्राकारारोहणम् / Assault on Lanka’s Ramparts and the Opening Clash
विनेदुश्चमहाघोषाःशङ्खाःशतसहस्रशः ।राक्षसानांसुघोराणांमुखमारुतपूरिताः ।।।।
vineduś ca mahāghoṣāḥ śaṅkhāḥ śatasahasraśaḥ | rākṣasānāṃ sughorāṇāṃ mukhamārutapūritāḥ ||
Y resonaron con gran estruendo las caracolas, por cientos de miles, sopladas por los terribles Rākṣasas con el aliento de sus bocas.
With hundred thousand Rakshasas blowing sonorous conchs, with the wind from their mouths, terrific noise arose.
FAQs
Dharma calls for fearlessness rooted in truth: loud threats and massed noise test resolve, but do not determine moral right.
The Rākṣasas sound conches in enormous numbers, escalating the atmosphere of impending battle.
Courage and steadiness—withstanding psychological pressure.