Shloka 40
इन्द्रजितः ब्रह्मास्त्र-यागः तथा वानरसेनाविध्वंसः
Indrajit’s Brahmastra Rite and the Crushing of the Vanara Host
तंतपन्तमिवादित्यंघोरैर्बाणगभस्तिभिः ।अभ्यधावन्तसङ्कृद्धास्सम्युगेवानरर्षभाः ।।।।
taṃ tapantam ivādityaṃ ghorair bāṇa-gabhastibhiḥ |
abhyadhāvanta saṅkruddhāḥ samyuge vānararṣabhāḥ ||
Dalam pertempuran, para unggul Vanara meluru kepadanya dengan murka—bagaikan surya yang menyala—sedang anak panahnya yang mengerikan bersinar laksana sinar-sinaran.
Then the bulls among Vanaras rushed in the battlefield towards Indrajith whose arrows were dreadful and blazing like the Sun 's rays.
FAQs
Courage in service of a just cause: the leaders step forward even against a terrifying, ‘sun-like’ threat.
After suffering losses, the foremost Vanaras surge back into combat and rush Indrajit.
Leadership by example—foremost warriors take the greatest risk.