Shloka 30
त्रिशिरा–देवान्तक–महोदर–मत्त
महापार्श्व) वधः | Slaying of Trisira, Devantaka, Mahodara, and Matta (Mahaparsva
ततश्शरौघेरभिवर्ष्यमाणोविभिन्नगात्रःकपिसैन्यपालः ।नीलोबभूवाथविसृष्टगात्रोविष्टम्भितस्तेनमहाबलेन ।।।।
tataḥ śaraughair abhivarṣyamāṇo vibhinna-gātraḥ kapisainyapālaḥ |
nīlo babhūvātha visṛṣṭagātro viṣṭambhitas tena mahābalena ||
Então, encharcado por todos os lados por torrentes de flechas e com os membros traspassados, Nīla—comandante do exército dos macacos—ficou trêmulo e de corpo frouxo, tendo seu avanço contido por aquele ataque de força imensa.
Neela's body wetted by arrows all over, the limbs pierced with arrows, the monkey leader remained powerless and could not move in spite of being extraordinarily strong.
FAQs
Dharma includes kṣānti and dhairya (forbearance and steadiness): righteous warriors may be wounded and halted, yet they persist without abandoning the cause.
Nīla is overwhelmed by an arrow-storm and momentarily immobilized on the battlefield.
Endurance and steadfastness under suffering (titikṣā).