Shloka 41
त्रिशिरा-प्रबोधनम् तथा नरान्तक-वधः
Trisira’s Counsel and the Slaying of Naranthaka
हरयोपिमहात्मानोददृशुर्नेरृतम् ।।6.69.40।।हस्त्यश्वरथसम्बाधंकिङ्किणीशतनादितम् ।नीलजीमूतसङ्काशंसमुद्यतमहायुधम् ।।6.69.41।।दीप्तानलरविप्रख्यैस्सर्वतोनैरृतैर्वृतम् ।
tad dṛṣṭvā balam āyāntaṃ labdhalakṣāḥ plavaṅgamāḥ | samudyatamahāśailāḥ sampraṇeduḥ mahābalāḥ | amṛṣyamāṇā rakṣāṃsi pratinardanta vānarāḥ ||
Melihat bala musuh mara, para kera—setelah menetapkan sasaran—mengangkat batu-batu dan gunung-gunung besar; dengan kekuatan dahsyat mereka melaungkan sorak yang gemuruh, dan tidak tahan akan cabaran rākṣasa, para pahlawan vānara mengaum membalas.
The huge monkeys also saw groups of elephants, horses and chariots and heard hundreds of bells of the chariots and Rakshasas all over like groups of dark clouds with huge weapons glowing like fire and Sun surrounded by Rakshasa army.
FAQs
Dharma is steadfast resistance to adharma: when confronted by intimidation, one must answer with disciplined readiness and united resolve rather than retreat.
As the rākṣasa army closes in, the vānara forces ready their characteristic weapons (rocks and mountain-fragments) and respond with a defiant roar.
Determination and solidarity—acting together with focus (labdhalakṣa) and courage.