Shloka 9
चतुश्चत्वारिंशः सर्गः (Sarga 44): निशायुद्धम्, धूलिरुधिरप्रवाहः, इन्द्रजितो मायायुद्धम्
लक्ष्मणश्चापिरामश्चशरैराशीविषोपमैः ।।।।दृश्यादृश्यानिरक्षांसिप्रवराणिनिजघ्नतुः ।
lakṣmaṇaś cāpi rāmaś ca śarair āśīviṣopamaiḥ | dṛśyādṛśyāni rakṣāṃsi pravarāṇi nijaghnatuḥ ||
Rama e Lakshmana também, com flechas como serpentes venenosas, abateram os mais ilustres rākṣasas, tanto os visíveis quanto os que se moviam invisíveis.
Then Rama as well as Lakshmana with their venomous snakelike arrows killed both visible and invisible principal Rakshasas.
FAQs
Dharma here is protective action: the righteous warriors remove violent threats, even when the enemy uses deceptive methods like invisibility.
In the battlefield context, Rama and Lakshmana counter Rakshasas who fight both openly and through concealment, and they defeat the chief among them.
Steadfast valor and discernment—acting decisively against adharma even when the opponent is hard to detect.