Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 44, Shloka 13
चतुश्चत्वारिंशः सर्गः (Sarga 44): निशायुद्धम्, धूलिरुधिरप्रवाहः, इन्द्रजितो मायायुद्धम्
हतानांस्तनमानानांराक्षसानांचनिःस्वनः ।।।।शस्तानांवानराणांचसम्बभूवातिदारुणः ।
hatānāṃ stanamānānāṃ rākṣasānāṃ ca niḥsvanaḥ |
śastānāṃ vānarāṇāṃ ca sambabhūvātidāruṇaḥ ||6.44.13||
အလွန်ကြောက်မက်ဖွယ်သော ဟိန်းဟောက်သံကြီး ပေါ်ထွန်းလာ၏—သတ်ဖြတ်ခံရသော ရာක්ෂသတို့၏ အော်ဟစ်ညည်းညူသံနှင့်၊ လက်နက်ထိခိုက်ခံရသော ဝါနရတို့၏ ညည်းတွားသံတို့ပင် ဖြစ်လေ၏။
There from the battlefield arose the roaring sounds of wounded and appeased Rakshasas and Vanaras.
FAQs
The verse invites compassion and restraint: suffering is shared across sides, reminding that dharma-driven action must not become delight in others’ pain.
The narrator reports the terrifying soundscape of the wounded and dying on both sides.
Karunā (compassion) as an implied virtue: even amid necessary conflict, the righteous remain aware of the tragedy of harm.