Shloka 19
षट्चत्वारिंशः सर्गः
Ravana Deploys Five Generals; Hanuman Destroys the Commanders and the Remaining Host
महामतिं महावेगं महाकायं महाबलम्।तं समीक्ष्यैव ते सर्वे दिक्षु सर्वास्ववस्थिताः।।।।तै स्तै: प्रहरणैर्भीमैरभिपेतुस्ततस्ततः।
mahāmatiṃ mahāvegaṃ mahākāyaṃ mahābalam | taṃ samīkṣyaiva te sarve dikṣu sarvāsv avasthitāḥ || tais taiḥ praharaṇair bhīmair abhipetus tatas tataḥ ||
彼が大いなる知略を備え、疾風のごとく速く、巨体にして強大であるのを見て、彼らは四方に布陣した。やがてそれぞれ恐るべき武器を手に、あちらこちらから一斉に彼へと襲いかかった。
Having observed the tremendous strength, intelligence and swiftness in action of Hanuman, the generals of the army positioned at all directions and assailed him with dreadful weapons.
FAQs
Dharma is tested in adversity: righteousness often faces coordinated opposition, and the verse frames the moral battlefield where steadfast duty must endure pressure from all sides.
Rākṣasa fighters, recognizing Hanumān’s formidable qualities, surround and attack him from multiple directions with varied weapons.
Hanumān’s dhairya and vīrya (steadfast courage and valor) are implied by the need for many attackers and many weapons to confront him.