Shloka 25
रावणस्य सभाप्रवेशः — रामस्य शरवृष्ट्या राक्षससेनाविनाशः
Ravana Enters Council; Rama’s Arrow-Storm Destroys the Rakshasa Host
एषहन्तिगजानीकमेषहन्तिमहारथान् ।एषहन्तिशरैस्तीक्ष्णैःपदातीस्वाजिभिःसह ।।6.94.24।।इतितेराक्षसास्सर्वेरामस्यसदृशान्रणे ।अन्योन्यंकुपिताजघ्नुस्सादृश्याद्राघवस्यते ।।6.94.25।।
iti te rākṣasāḥ sarve rāmasya sadṛśān raṇe |
anyonyaṃ kupitā jaghnuḥ sādṛśyād rāghavasya te ||
Maka semua rākṣasa itu, murka di medan perang, saling memukul dan membunuh, menyangka sesama mereka sebagai Sri Rāma, kerana keserupaan yang mengelirukan di sekeliling Rāghava.
'Rama is here killing elephants', 'Here is Rama destroying chariot warriors', 'Rama is killing horses, foot soldiers with sharp arrows', saying like that, the Rakshasas were striking one another in the battle. Being there where Rama was, they were mistaking one another for Rama there because of the socalled resemblance and attacking one another.
FAQs
Adharma is self-defeating: when driven by anger and delusion, it turns inward and destroys its own side.
In panic and misrecognition, the rākṣasas begin harming each other, thinking they are striking Rāma.
Rāma’s effective presence and the moral psychology of battle: the righteous side remains clear-minded while the unrighteous side collapses into rage and confusion.