Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 94, Shloka 9
रावणस्य सभाप्रवेशः — रामस्य शरवृष्ट्या राक्षससेनाविनाशः
Ravana Enters Council; Rama’s Arrow-Storm Destroys the Rakshasa Host
तेगदाभिश्चचित्राभिःप्रासैःखडगैःपरश्वधैः ।।।।अन्योन्यंसमरेजघ्नुस्तदावानरराक्षसाः ।
te gadābhiś ca citrābhiḥ prāsaiḥ khaḍgaiḥ paraśvadhaiḥ |
anyonyaṃ samare jaghnus tadā vānararākṣasāḥ ||
तब वानर और राक्षस रणभूमि में विचित्र गदाओं, भालों, खड्गों और परशुओं से एक-दूसरे पर प्रहार करने लगे॥
On Rakshasa king speaking like that, all the diverse battalions together departed swiftly on chariots.
FAQs
The verse portrays the impartial intensity of conflict; Dharma in the Ramayana is not the absence of struggle but right alignment within it.
Close-quarters fighting escalates with heavy weapons on both sides.
Valor (śaurya) and steadfastness in battle, especially among Rāma’s allied vānaras.
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