Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 43, Shloka 17
द्वन्द्वयुद्धप्रवृत्तिः
Dvandva-Yuddha: The Onset of Single Combats
हरिराक्षसदेहेभ्यःप्रभूताःकेशशाद्वलाः ।शरीरसङ्घाटावहाःप्रसुस्रुश्शोणितापगाः ।।6.43.17।।
harirākṣasa-dehebhyaḥ prabhūtāḥ keśaśādvalāḥ |
śarīrasaṅghāṭāvahāḥ prasusruḥ śoṇitāpagāḥ ||
Des corps des vānaras et des rākṣasas jaillirent des torrents de sang, charriant des amas de cadavres tels des troncs flottants, et épaissis de chevelures comme d’herbes emmêlées.
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.
FAQs
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.