Shloka 12
धूम्राक्षवधः
The Slaying of Dhumrākṣa
ध्वजैर्विमथितैर्भग्नैःखङ्गैश्चविनिपातितैः ।रथैर्विध्वंसितैश्चापिपतितैःरजनीचरैः ।।6.52.12।।
dhvajair vimathitair bhagnaiḥ khaṅgaiś ca vinipātitaiḥ |
rathair vidhvaṃsitaiś cāpi patitaiḥ rajanīcaraiḥ || 6.52.12 ||
ທຸງຮົບຖືກທຳລາຍແຕກຫັກ, ດາບຟັນໃຫ້ລົ້ມລົງ, ລົດຮົບຖືກທຳລາຍ; ແລະເມື່ອພວກຣາຊນີຈະຣະ (ຜູ້ທ່ອງຄືນ) ລົ້ມຕາຍ ສະໜາມຮົບກໍເກືອນກາດໄປດ້ວຍຊາກພັງພິນາດ.
Indeed, the night rangers were killed, their flags were broken. They were crushed, their swords were destroyed with chariots fallen.
FAQs
Adharma’s outward power—symbols, weapons, and war-machines—cannot endure when opposed by a steadfast righteous cause; collapse follows moral disorder.
The narration summarizes the rākṣasa losses in matériel and men, portraying a battlefield overwhelmed by destruction.
Perseverance of the dharmic side, shown indirectly through the enemy’s disintegration.