Shloka 1
युद्धकाण्डे पञ्चनवतितमः सर्गः
Sarga 95: Lamentation in Laṅkā and the Causal Chain of Enmity
तानितानिसहस्राणिसारोहाणां च वाजिनाम् ।रथानांत्वग्निवर्णानांसध्वजानांसहस्रशः ।।।।राक्षसानांसहस्राणिगदापरिघयोधिनाम् ।काञ्चनध्वजचित्राणांशूराणांकामरूपिणाम् ।।।।निहतानिशरैर्दीस्तीक्ष्णैस्तप्तकाञ्चनभूषणैः ।रावणेनप्रयुक्तानिरामेणाक्लिष्टकर्मणा ।।।।
tāni tāni sahasrāṇi sārohāṇāṃ ca vājinām |
rathānāṃ tv agni-varṇānāṃ sa-dhvajānāṃ sahasraśaḥ ||
rākṣasānāṃ sahasrāṇi gadā-parigha-yodhinām |
kāñcana-dhvaja-citrāṇāṃ śūrāṇāṃ kāma-rūpiṇām ||
nihatāni śarair dīptais tīkṣṇais tapta-kāñcana-bhūṣaṇaiḥ |
rāvaṇena prayuktāni rāmeṇākliṣṭa-karmaṇā ||
Milhares e milhares de carros, com estandartes e atrelados a cavalos da cor do fogo; e milhares de rākṣasas, guerreiros de maças e barras de ferro, com bandeiras cintilantes de ouro, heróis capazes de assumir formas à vontade—todos foram abatidos por Rāma, incansável em seus feitos, com flechas radiantes e agudas, ornadas com ouro aquecido, forças que Rāvaṇa havia enviado.
The Vanaras and Rakshasas attacked one another with wonderful maces, darts, swords, and axes in war.
FAQs
Dharma is portrayed as effective protection against oppressive force: even vast, dazzling might collapses when opposed by righteous, disciplined action.
The narrator summarizes the immense scale of Rāma’s destruction of the rākṣasa forces fielded by Rāvaṇa.
Akliṣṭa-karma—Rāma’s tireless competence and unwavering commitment to duty.