Shloka 16
द्वन्द्वयुद्धप्रवृत्तिः
Dvandva-Yuddha: The Onset of Single Combats
तत्रासीत्सुमहद्युद्धंतुमुलंरोमहर्षणम् ।रक्षसांवानराणांचवीराणांजयमिच्छताम् ।।6.43.16।।
tatrāsīt sumahad yuddhaṃ tumulaṃ romaharṣaṇam |
rakṣasāṃ vānarāṇāṃ ca vīrāṇāṃ jayam icchatām ||
അവിടെ ജയമാഗ്രഹിച്ച രാക്ഷസ-വാനര വീരന്മാരുടെ ഇടയിൽ അതിവിശാലവും കലഹഭരിതവും രോമാഞ്ചജനകവുമായ മഹായുദ്ധം ഉദിച്ചു.
In that war, the streams of blood that flowed from the bodies of Vanaras and Rakshasas were strewn like weeds in the form of hair, bearing logs of wood in the form of dead bodies.
FAQs
The verse frames war as morally weighty: even heroes desire victory, but Dharma demands that the cause and conduct remain righteous amid tumult and fear.
A panoramic description of the battlefield: the fighting intensifies into a massive, chaotic clash.
Determination—both sides’ warriors are portrayed as relentlessly seeking victory.