Shloka 5
धूम्राक्षवधः
The Slaying of Dhumrākṣa
तेगदाभिश्चभीमाभिःपट्टसै: कूटमुद्गरैः ।घोरैश्चपरिघैश्चित्रैस्त्रिशूलैश्चापिसंश्रितैः ।।6.52.5।।विदार्यमाणारक्षोभिर्वानरास्तेमहाबलाः ।अमर्षाज्जनितोद्धर्षाश्चक्रुःकर्माण्यभीतवत् ।।6.52.6।।
te gadābhiś ca bhīmābhiḥ paṭṭasaiḥ kūṭa-mudgaraiḥ |
ghoraiś ca parighaiś citrais triśūlaiś cāpi saṃśritaiḥ ||6.52.5||
vidāryamāṇā rakṣobhir vānarās te mahābalāḥ |
amarṣāj janitoddharṣāś cakruḥ karmāṇy abhītavat ||6.52.6||
രാക്ഷസർ മുറിവേൽപ്പിച്ചിട്ടും ആ മഹാബല വാനരന്മാർ ഭീകരായുധങ്ങൾ കൈക്കൊണ്ടു—ഗദകൾ, പട്ടസങ്ങൾ, കൂറ്റമുദ്ഗരങ്ങൾ, ഭയാനക പരിഘങ്ങൾ, പലവിധ ത്രിശൂലങ്ങൾ; അപമാനത്തിൽ നിന്നുയർന്ന ഉത്സാഹത്തോടെ അവർ നിർഭയമായി യുദ്ധകർമ്മങ്ങൾ ചെയ്തു.
By the falling of the peak of the mountain on Dhumraksha, all his limbs broken to pieces and crushed fell on the ground like a mountain.
FAQs
Dharma is expressed as steadfast duty under suffering: even when injured, the vānaras do not abandon their righteous cause, but act with disciplined courage.
After being attacked, the vānaras respond by arming themselves with heavy weapons and pressing the fight with renewed zeal.
Abhaya (fearlessness) and utsāha (spirited resolve), arising from amarṣa—refusal to yield to wrongdoing.