Shloka 41
शरत्प्रवेशे रामविलापः तथा सुग्रीवप्रमादे लक्ष्मणप्रेषणम्
Autumn’s Onset: Rama’s Lament and Lakshmana Sent to Sugriva
वित्रास्य कारण्डवचक्रवाकान्महारवैर्भिन्नकटा गजेन्द्राः।सरस्सु बद्धाम्बुजभूषणेषुविक्षोभ्य विक्षोभ्य जलं पिबन्ति।।
vitrāsya kāraṇḍavacakravākān mahāravair bhinnakaṭā gajendrāḥ | sarassu baddhāmbujabhūṣaṇeṣu vikṣobhya vikṣobhya jalaṃ pibanti ||
वित्रास्य कारण्डवचक्रवाकान् महारवैर्भिन्नकटा गजेन्द्राः। सरस्सु बद्धाम्बुजभूषणेषु विक्षोभ्य विक्षोभ्य जलं पिबन्ति॥
'Excellent elephants in rut, with ichor exuding from their temples trumpet, frightening the ducks and chakravaka birds in the water. Strirring the water in the lakes, ornamented with lotuses, they drink it.
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It illustrates how unchecked power can unsettle the weak; Dharmic strength protects rather than terrorizes, even when one is capable of domination.
A naturalistic scene in autumn: rutting elephants loudly dominate lotus-lakes, scattering waterbirds.
Implied ideal: compassion and restraint in the use of strength.