Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 73, Shloka 41
इन्द्रजितः ब्रह्मास्त्र-यागः तथा वानरसेनाविध्वंसः
Indrajit’s Brahmastra Rite and the Crushing of the Vanara Host
ततस्तुवानरास्सर्वेभिन्नदेहाविचेतसः ।व्यथिताविद्रवन्तिस्मरुधिरेणसमुक्षिताः ।।।।
tatas tu vānarāḥ sarve bhinnadehā vicetasaḥ |
vyathitā vidravanti sma rudhireṇa samukṣitāḥ ||
Kemudian semua Vanara—tubuh terkoyak dan pikiran kacau—berlari kocar-kacir dalam derita, bermandikan darah.
Then Vanaras with their bodies broken, courage and consciousness lost, blood flowed from mutilated bodies.
FAQs
A sober depiction of war’s cost supports the Dharmic ideal that violence, even when necessary, is never trivial.
Indrajit’s attack leaves the Vanara army disoriented and bleeding, scattering in pain.
The verse emphasizes human (and Vanara) vulnerability—prompting compassion and seriousness about righteous warfare.