Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 31, Shloka 33
मायाशिरोप्रदर्शनम्
The Display of the Illusory Head of Rāma
हरयोमथितानागैरथजातैस्तथापरे ।शयितामृदिताश्चाश्वैर्यायुवेगैरिवाम्बुदाः ।।।।
harayo mathitā nāgair athajātaiḥ tathāpare | śayitā mṛditāś cāśvair vāyuvegair ivāmbudāḥ ||
あるヴァーナラたちは象に踏み砕かれ、またある者は戦車の群れに押し潰された。さらに、疾風のごとく駆ける馬に打ち倒され踏みつけられた者らは、風の力に裂かれる雲のように散り散りに横たわった。
"Panasa is lying down on earth like jackfruit. Darimukha is lying down shattered by many arrows. Brilliant Kumuda too is torn off and silently lying down."
FAQs
It highlights the indiscriminate devastation of war; dharma urges that force be governed by righteousness and that truth (satya) not be sacrificed to intimidation.
A sweeping battlefield image is presented: vānara troops allegedly crushed by elephants, chariots, and horses, reinforcing a narrative of rout.
Collective sacrifice—the vānara army’s willingness to endure peril for Rāma’s righteous cause.