Shloka 44
युद्धकाण्डे एकोनषष्टितमः सर्गः
Rāvaṇa’s Assault on Nīla and Lakṣmaṇa; Hanumān Bears Rāma
तेवानरेन्द्रास्त्रिदशारिबाणैर्भिन्नानिपेतुर्भुविभीमकायाः ।ततस्तुतद्वानरसैन्यमुग्रंप्रच्छादयामाससबाणजालैः ।।6.59.44।।
te vānarendrās tridāśāribāṇair bhinnā nipetur bhuvi bhīmakāyāḥ |
tatas tu tad vānarasainyam ugraṃ pracchādayāmāsa sa bāṇajālaiḥ ||6.59.44||
ദേവശത്രുവിന്റെ അമ്പുകളാൽ കുത്തേറ്റു ഭീകരദേഹികളായ വാനരേന്ദ്രന്മാർ ഭൂമിയിൽ വീണു. തുടർന്ന് അവൻ ആ ഉഗ്രമായ വാനരസൈന്യത്തെ അമ്പുകളുടെ ജാലംകൊണ്ട് മുഴുവനായി മൂടി.
The Vanara leaders of fierce form torn by the streams of sharp arrows discharged in the three directions fell covering the ground.
FAQs
The verse highlights the reality that dharmic forces may suffer heavy losses; ethical resolve is measured by endurance and continued commitment to the just cause.
Key vānaras are struck down, and Rāvaṇa intensifies the assault by blanketing the broader vānara host with arrow volleys.
Fortitude—withstanding massed violence without abandoning the righteous objective.