Shloka 27
प्रहस्तवधः
The Slaying of Prahasta
वानराणांशरीरैश्चराक्षसानांचमेदिनी ।।।।बभून्विचिताघोराःपतितैरिवपर्वतै ।
vānarāṇāṃ śarīraiś ca rākṣasānāṃ ca medinī | babhūva viciṭā ghoraiḥ patitair iva parvataiḥ ||
Bumi pun dipenuhi tubuh-tubuh ngeri kaum wanara dan rākṣasa, seolah-olah gunung-gunung yang gugur bertaburan di atasnya.
The bodies of Vanaras and Rakshasas strewn on the ground, seemed like mountains had fallen.
FAQs
The verse confronts the cost of conflict; dharma demands that violence be undertaken only for truth and necessity, never for pride or greed.
A vivid battlefield tableau: the ground is covered with fallen combatants from both sides.
The implied virtue is vairāgya (sobriety/dispassion): seeing death’s scale encourages ethical seriousness and restraint.