Shloka 17
पुष्पकविमानेन सीताया युद्धभूमिदर्शनम्
Sita Shown the Battlefield in the Pushpaka
विमानेनापिगत्वातुसीतात्रिजटयासह ।ददर्शवानराणांतुसर्वंसैन्यंनिपातितम् ।।।।
vimānenāpi gatvā tu sītā trijaṭayā saha | dadarśa vānarāṇāṃ tu sarvaṃ sainyaṃ nipātitam ||
ത്രിജടയോടുകൂടെ വിമാനത്തിൽ സഞ്ചരിച്ച സീതാദേവി, വാനരസേന മുഴുവനും നിലംപതിച്ചുകിടക്കുന്നതു കണ്ടു.
Sita and Trijata flying on the Pushpaka saw all the fallen Vanara army.
FAQs
It points to the cost of war and the duty to resist adharma: the fallen allies represent sacrifice in support of righteous cause, even amid deceptive appearances.
Sītā is flown over the battlefield and sees the vānaras apparently defeated and fallen.
The vānaras’ loyalty and courage are implied through their willingness to fight for Rāma’s righteous mission.