Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 73, Shloka 61
इन्द्रजितः ब्रह्मास्त्र-यागः तथा वानरसेनाविध्वंसः
Indrajit’s Brahmastra Rite and the Crushing of the Vanara Host
उदीक्षमाणागगनंकेचिन्नेत्रेषुताडिताः ।शरैर्विविशुरन्योन्यंपेतुश्चजगतीतले ।।।।
udīkṣamāṇā gaganaṃ kecin netreṣu tāḍitāḥ |
śarair viviśur anyonyaṃ petuś ca jagatītale ||
Algunos, con la mirada fija en el cielo, fueron heridos en los ojos por flechas; aferrándose unos a otros, cayeron sobre la faz de la tierra.
Some Vanaras looking up to the sky eyes pierced with arrows held one another and fell on the ground.
FAQs
The verse highlights compassion and solidarity amid suffering: even in adharma-driven violence, dharma appears in mutual support and refusal to abandon companions.
Confused by an unseen assault from above, some Vanaras look upward, are wounded, and fall while holding onto each other.
Loyalty and comradeship are emphasized through the image of warriors clinging to one another even as they collapse.