Shloka 12
धूम्राक्षवधः
The Slaying of Dhumrākṣa
ध्वजैर्विमथितैर्भग्नैःखङ्गैश्चविनिपातितैः ।रथैर्विध्वंसितैश्चापिपतितैःरजनीचरैः ।।6.52.12।।
dhvajair vimathitair bhagnaiḥ khaṅgaiś ca vinipātitaiḥ |
rathair vidhvaṃsitaiś cāpi patitaiḥ rajanīcaraiḥ || 6.52.12 ||
Les étendards brisés et broyés, les épées les abattant, les chars mis en pièces, et les rôdeurs de la nuit tombés, le champ fut jonché de désolation.
Indeed, the night rangers were killed, their flags were broken. They were crushed, their swords were destroyed with chariots fallen.
FAQs
Adharma’s outward power—symbols, weapons, and war-machines—cannot endure when opposed by a steadfast righteous cause; collapse follows moral disorder.
The narration summarizes the rākṣasa losses in matériel and men, portraying a battlefield overwhelmed by destruction.
Perseverance of the dharmic side, shown indirectly through the enemy’s disintegration.