Shloka 2
मकराक्षवधः
The Slaying of Makarākṣa
ततःप्रवृत्तंसुमहत्तद्युद्धंरोमहर्षणम् ।निशाचरैःप्लवङ्गानांदेवानांदानवैरिव ।।।।
tataḥ pravṛttaṃ sumahat tad yuddhaṃ romaharṣaṇam |
niśācaraiḥ plavaṅgānāṃ devānāṃ dānavair iva ||
Kemudian pecahlah pertempuran yang amat besar dan menggetarkan bulu roma, antara para Niśācara (Rākṣasa) dan para Vanara—laksana benturan purba antara para Deva dan Dānava.
"By weapons, or by mace or else with hand s or any other weapon or with your military practice, you fight, he said to Rama."
FAQs
Dharma here is framed as the cosmic struggle where forces aligned with protection and order confront forces of harm and disruption; the epic situates human conflict within a moral universe.
The war intensifies as the Rākṣasa and Vanara armies clash in a massive, frightening engagement.
Collective courage and steadfastness in a righteous cause (the Vanaras fighting to restore justice and rescue Sītā).