Shloka 22
खरसेनासङ्ग्रामः
The Battle with Khara’s Host at the Hermitage
हयान्काञ्चनसन्नाहान्रथयुक्तान्ससारथीन्।।।।गजांश्च सगजारोहान्सहयान्सादिनस्तथा।पदातीन्समरे हत्वा ह्यनयद्यमसादनम्।।।।
hayān kāñcanasannāhān rathayuktān sasārathīn ||
gajāṃś ca sagajārōhān sahayān sādinās tathā |
padātīn samare hatvā hy anayad yamasādanam ||
戦場において彼は、黄金の装具をまとった馬を、御者とともに戦車の隊を、騎乗の者とともに象を、馬とともに騎兵を、そして歩兵を討ち—彼らを死の主ヤマの住処へと送った。
He killed horses with golden armours yoked to the chariots along with charioteers, elephants along with riders, the cavalry along with their horses and infantry and sent them all to the abode of death.
FAQs
Dharma recognizes the grim necessity of force in a just battle: when aggressors persist, the protector must end the threat, even at great cost.
Rama devastates the enemy’s full military formation—chariots, elephants, cavalry, and infantry.
Protective resolve—Rama does not waver until the hostile force is neutralized.