Shloka 5
मन्त्रिणां सुतयुद्धम्
Battle with the Sons of the Ministers
जनन्यस्तु ततस्तेषां विदित्वा किङ्करान्हतान्।बभूवुश्शोकसम्भ्रान्तास्सबान्धवसुहृज्जनाः।।।।
jananyas tu tatas teṣāṃ viditvā kiṅkarān hatān |
babhūvuḥ śoka-sambhrāntāḥ sa-bāndhava-suhṛj-janāḥ ||
जनन्यस्तु ततस्तेषां विदित्वा किङ्करान् हतान्। बभूवुः शोकसम्भ्रान्ताः सबान्धवसुहृज्जनाः॥
Commanded by Ravana, the seven sons of minister blazing like fire followed by large army of experts in archery, possessing great valour, armed with weapons, being distinguished wielders of weapons, skilled in the use of weapons, who were equally capable of conquering each other sallied forth gladly to fight with Hanuman. They drove chariots yoked with horses which were decked with golden mesh, holding totem staffs (a figure engraved to identify a hero) and flags, neighing like clouds. The valiant heroes were sporting and making sounds like stormy clouds wielding wonderful bows glittering like molten gold, shining like lightning. As they marched from the palace they looked like stormy clouds accompanied by lightning.
FAQs
Adharma in conflict harms not only combatants but also families and society. The verse highlights the wider moral cost of violent choices—grief spreads to mothers, relatives, and friends.
News of the slain kinkaras reaches their households, and their families are overwhelmed by sorrow.
The verse mainly emphasizes human (familial) vulnerability; implicitly it urges compassion and restraint as dharmic considerations even amid warfare.