Shloka 8
रावणस्य सभाप्रवेशः — रामस्य शरवृष्ट्या राक्षससेनाविनाशः
Ravana Enters Council; Rama’s Arrow-Storm Destroys the Rakshasa Host
स सङ्ग्रामोमहाभीमस्सूर्यस्यदयनंप्रति ।।।।रक्षसांवानराणां च तुमुलस्समपद्यत ।
sa saṅgrāmo mahābhīmaḥ sūryasyodayanaṃ prati |
rakṣasāṃ vānarāṇāṃ ca tumulaḥ samapadyata ||
Menjelang terbitnya matahari, pertempuran yang amat dahsyat antara rākṣasa dan vānara itu menjadi kian mengerikan dan gemuruh tak tertahankan.
"I shall kill him with huge sharp arrows as the world looks at Rama, once his limbs are struck by you."
FAQs
Dharma is pursued in time-bound human struggle; even as the sun rises regularly, moral conflict plays out in the world with grave consequences.
The narrator marks the renewal/intensification of combat at daybreak.
Collective endurance—both armies persist; the epic later privileges endurance in service of Dharma.