चित्रकूटे सैन्यधूलिशब्ददर्शनम्
Alarm at Chitrakūṭa: Lakṣmaṇa sights the approaching army
अद्यैतच्छित्रकूटस्य काननं निशितै श्शरैः ।
छिन्दञ्चत्रुशरीराणि करिष्ये शोणितोक्षितम् ॥२९॥
adyaitac chitrakūṭasya kānanaṃ niśitaiḥ śaraiḥ |
chindan śatruśarīrāṇi kariṣye śoṇitokṣitam ||29||
आज मैं चित्रकूट के जंगल में दुश्मनों की बॉडी तोड़ दूँगा। मेरी तीर उन्हें चीर देंगे। पूरा जंगल खून से लाल हो जाएगा।
Today I shall rend the bodies of enemies with my sharpened arrows and spatter the forest of Chitrakuta mountain with their blood.
The verse underscores that violence, once embraced, scars not only enemies but sacred spaces; dharma demands restraint and careful justification before turning a holy forest into a battlefield.
Lakṣmaṇa describes the battle he intends to wage at Citrakūṭa if conflict erupts with the approaching forces.
Martial prowess and fearlessness—presented in a way that also invites reflection on the moral cost of rage-driven warfare.
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