Shloka 35
चतुश्चत्वारिंशः सर्गः (Sarga 44): निशायुद्धम्, धूलिरुधिरप्रवाहः, इन्द्रजितो मायायुद्धम्
सोऽन्तर्धानगतःपापोरावणीरणकर्कशः ।अदृश्योनिशितान्बाणान्मुमोचाशनिवर्चसः ।।।।
so 'ntardhānagataḥ pāpo rāvaṇī raṇakarkaśaḥ |
adṛśyo niśitān bāṇān mumocāśanivarcasaḥ ||
Si Rāvaṇi yang berdosa, keras dalam pertempuran, masuk ke dalam persembunyian lalu menjadi tak terlihat; ia pun melepaskan anak-anak panah tajam yang menyala laksana halilintar.
"Strike", "Tear", "Why are you running away?" were the kind of tumultuous echo heard in the darkness of the night. In that darkness the dark complexioned Vanaras and Rakshasas covered with golden armour in the night seemed like shining herbs of the forest in the mountain.
FAQs
The verse contrasts dharma-yuddha with deceptive violence: fighting while invisible signals adharma, where power is used without fairness or accountability.
Indrajit (Rāvaṇi) vanishes through concealment and begins an unseen missile-attack with sharp, thunderbolt-like arrows.
By contrast, the verse highlights the vice of deceit (māyā) rather than virtue; it sets up the ethical tension between righteous combat and trickery.