Shloka 26
प्रहस्तवधः
The Slaying of Prahasta
महताहिशरौघेणप्रहस्तोयुद्धकोविदः ।।।।अर्दयामाससङ्क्रुद्धोवानरान् परमाहवे ।
mahatā hi śaraughena prahasto yuddha-kovidaḥ | ardayāmāsa saṅkruddho vānarān paramāhave ||
Sa matinding sagupaan, si Prahasta—dalubhasa sa digmaan—ay nagngangalit na pinahirapan ang mga vanara sa mabigat na ulang ng mga palaso.
In that major conflict, highly furious Prahastha, an expert in war tormented the Vanaras with a stream of arrows.
FAQs
Skill without righteousness can magnify harm; dharma judges not only competence but also alignment with satya and just cause.
Prahasta escalates the fight, using sustained archery to batter the vānaras during the major engagement.
Yuddha-kauśala (martial expertise) is emphasized—though framed within the tragic destructiveness of war.