Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 80, Shloka 36
इन्द्रजितो यज्ञानुष्ठानं अन्तर्धानं च
Indrajit’s Rite and the Invisible Assault
तेनविद्धाश्चहरयोनिहताश्चगतासवः ।बभूवुःशतशस्तत्रपतिताधरणीतले ।।।।
tena viddhāś ca harayo nihatāś ca gatāsavaḥ | babhūvuḥ śataśas tatra patitā dharaṇītale ||
ស្វាទាំងឡាយត្រូវគាត់ចាក់ប៉ះ ហើយត្រូវសម្លាប់ដល់អស់ជីវិត ក៏ដួលរលំជាច្រើនរយនៅទីនោះ លើផែនដី។
Then, monkeys struck and killed, lifelessin hundreds fell on the ground.
FAQs
It highlights the cost of conflict: even in a righteous cause, lives are lost. Dharma requires sober awareness of war’s suffering, not celebration of slaughter.
Indrajit’s attack causes heavy casualties among the Vānara forces, who collapse dead on the battlefield.
Collective sacrifice and loyalty of the Vānara warriors, who face lethal danger in service of Rāma’s cause.
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