Shloka 2
चतुश्चत्वारिंशः सर्गः (Sarga 44): निशायुद्धम्, धूलिरुधिरप्रवाहः, इन्द्रजितो मायायुद्धम्
अन्योन्यंबद्धवैराणांघोराणांजयमिच्छताम् ।सम्प्रवृत्तंनिशायुद्धंतदावानररक्षसाम् ।।।।
anyonyaṃ baddhavairāṇāṃ ghorāṇāṃ jayam icchatām | sampravṛttaṃ niśāyuddhaṃ tadā vānararakṣasām ||
പരസ്പരം ബന്ധിച്ച വൈരമുള്ള, ഭയാനകരും ജയമാഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നവരുമായ വാനരന്മാരുടെയും രാക്ഷസന്മാരുടെയും രാത്രിയുദ്ധം അപ്പോൾ ആരംഭിച്ചു.
Thereafter in that exceedingly fearsome dark night in the battlefield highly delighted Rakshasas assailed Rama with a rain of arrows.
FAQs
Dharma here is framed as disciplined engagement in a justly-motivated struggle: both sides pursue victory, but the epic invites the reader to evaluate which side’s cause aligns with righteousness.
The fighting continues after dark; the conflict escalates into a formal night-battle between the Vānara forces and the Rākṣasas.
Collective valor and resolve (utsāha/śaurya) are emphasized—armies persist despite the terrors and confusion of night combat.