Shloka 5
द्वन्द्वयुद्धप्रवृत्तिः
Dvandva-Yuddha: The Onset of Single Combats
एतस्मिन्नन्तरेतेषामन्योन्यमभिधावताम् ।रक्षसांवानराणांचद्वन्द्वयुद्धमवर्तत ।।6.43.5।।
etasminn antare teṣām anyonyam abhidhāvatām |
rakṣasāṃ vānarāṇāṃ ca dvandvayuddham avartata ||6.43.5||
Sementara itu, ketika mereka saling menerpa, antara Rākṣasa dan Vānara pun berlakulah pertarungan satu lawan satu di seluruh medan.
Vidyunmali, the Rakshasa hit by the huge rock, was ceased of life.
FAQs
Dharma in battle includes order and accountability—duels imply direct contest and personal responsibility rather than indiscriminate violence.
The general clash narrows into many paired combats between individual Vānara and Rākṣasa fighters.
Martial discipline and willingness to meet an opponent face-to-face.