Valmiki Ramayana 1.45.43 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 45, Shloka 43
विशालानगरीप्रवेशः
Entry toward Viśālā and the Indra–Kṣīrodamathana Legend
अदितेरात्मजा वीरा दिते: पुत्रान्निजघ्निरे।तस्मिन् घोरे महायुद्धे दैतेयादित्ययोर्भृशम्।।।।
aditer ātmajā vīrā diteḥ putrān nijaghnire |
tasmin ghore mahāyuddhe daiteyādityayor bhṛśam ||
तस्मिन् घोरे महायुद्धे दैतेयादित्ययोर्भृशम्, अदितेरात्मजा वीराः दितेः पुत्रान्निजघ्निरे।
In that great and terrible battle between daityas and devatas, Aditi's sons killed Diti's.
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The verse presents the mythic result of a struggle for cosmic balance; Dharma is portrayed as the eventual reassertion of order after violent disorder.
Viśvāmitra summarizes the decisive phase of the devas-asuras war: the Ādityas overpower and kill the Daiteyas.
Valor (śaurya) is highlighted in the Ādityas, though the broader lesson is that force without righteousness leads to ruin.
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