Shloka 17
द्वन्द्वयुद्धप्रवृत्तिः
Dvandva-Yuddha: The Onset of Single Combats
हरिराक्षसदेहेभ्यःप्रभूताःकेशशाद्वलाः ।शरीरसङ्घाटावहाःप्रसुस्रुश्शोणितापगाः ।।6.43.17।।
harirākṣasa-dehebhyaḥ prabhūtāḥ keśaśādvalāḥ |
śarīrasaṅghāṭāvahāḥ prasusruḥ śoṇitāpagāḥ ||
വാനര-രാക്ഷസ ദേഹങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നു രക്തപ്രവാഹങ്ങൾ ഒഴുകി; അവ മരക്കട്ടകളെപ്പോലെ ശവക്കൂട്ടങ്ങളെ വഹിക്കുകയും, കുഴഞ്ഞ മുടിപോലെ പുല്ലുകാടുകൾ നിറഞ്ഞതുപോലെ ദട്ടമായിരിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തു.
Enraged, Indrajith struck Angada with his mace, the destroyer of hostile forces which was like Indra who had done a hundred sacrifices, would strike with his thunderbolt.
FAQs
It underscores the cost of violence: Dharma-aware reading treats such imagery as a warning—war, even when necessary, produces grave suffering and should never be pursued for pride or greed.
The narrator depicts the battlefield’s horror through vivid imagery of blood and fallen bodies.
Not a single virtue, but a sobering emphasis on discernment (viveka): recognizing the real consequences of conflict.