Shloka 32
इन्द्रजित्-लक्ष्मणयुद्धम् तथा वानरप्रोत्साहनम्
Indrajit–Lakshmana Battle and the Rallying of the Vanaras
चापवेगप्रयुक्स्सैश्चबाणजालैःसमन्ततः ।अन्तरिकेऽभिसम्पन्ने न रूपाणिचकाशिरे ।।।।
cāpa-vega-prayuktaiś ca bāṇa-jālaiḥ samantataḥ | antarikṣe 'bhisampanne na rūpāṇi cakāśire ||
弓の勢いに駆られた矢の網が四方より放たれ、虚空はすっかり満ちて、もはやいかなる姿も明らかには見えなかった。
As they were discharging arrows from the bow swiftly, the arrows formed a net covering all over the sky and no object could be visible.
FAQs
It serves as a cautionary dharmic image: when conflict escalates beyond measure, clarity and discernment are lost—hence the tradition’s emphasis on restraint and right purpose even in war.
Arrow volleys become so dense that they blanket the sky, obscuring visibility across the battlefield.
Unyielding effort and capacity—yet framed by the epic’s broader reminder that power must be governed by dharma.