Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 89, Shloka 36
इन्द्रजित्–लक्ष्मणयोर् घोरः शरयुद्धः
Indrajit and Lakshmana’s Fierce Exchange of Arrows
तयोःकृतव्रणौदेहौशुशुभातेमहात्मनोः ।।6.89.36।।सुपुष्पाविवनिष्पत्रौवनेशाल्मलिकिंशुकौ ।
tayoḥ kṛtavraṇau dehau śuśubhāte mahātmanoḥ |
supuṣpāv iva niṣpatrau vane śālmalikiṃśukau || 6.89.36 ||
Les corps blessés de ces deux grands guerriers resplendissaient, tels les arbres śālmali et kiṃśuka dans la forêt, lourds de fleurs mais dépouillés de feuilles.
The wounded bodies of the great heroes, shone like the Kimsuka and Cotton blossoms in the forest, swore off their leaves.
FAQs
Dharma includes honoring valor without denying suffering: the verse holds together beauty and injury, reminding that righteous duty can be costly yet still dignified.
Both fighters have sustained many wounds; their bloodied forms are poetically compared to flowering trees.
Śaurya (heroic courage): the ability to remain radiant in spirit even when physically harmed.