Shloka 25
चतुश्चत्वारिंशः सर्गः (Sarga 44): निशायुद्धम्, धूलिरुधिरप्रवाहः, इन्द्रजितो मायायुद्धम्
राक्षसानांचनिनदैर्हरीणांचापिनिस्स्वनैः ।।।।साबभूवनिशाघोराभूयोघोरतरातदा ।
rākṣasānāṃ ca ninadair harīṇāṃ cāpi nissvanaiḥ | sā babhūva niśā ghorā bhūyo ghoratarā tadā ||
രാക്ഷസന്മാരുടെ അലര്ച്ചകൊണ്ടും വാനരന്മാരുടെ ഘോഷംകൊണ്ടും ആ ഭയങ്കരമായ രാത്രി അప్పుడు കൂടുതല് ഭയാനകമായിത്തീര്ന്നു.
Those fierce Rakshasas who stood in front of Rama were destroyed like fireflies fallen in fire.
FAQs
The verse underscores the moral cost of conflict: even when a cause is righteous, war intensifies fear and suffering—prompting the dhārmic imperative to restore peace as soon as justice allows.
Both armies raise tremendous battle-noise; the atmosphere of the night grows increasingly terrifying.
Endurance (titikṣā) in collective struggle—both sides persist amid escalating dread, setting the stage for the dhārmic hero’s steady leadership.