Shloka 1
युद्धकाण्डे एकोनषष्टितमः सर्गः
Rāvaṇa’s Assault on Nīla and Lakṣmaṇa; Hanumān Bears Rāma
तस्मिन्हतेराक्षससैन्यपालेप्लवङ्गमानामृषभेणयुद्धे ।भीमयुधंसागरतुल्यवेगंविदुद्रुवेराक्षसराजसैन्यम् ।।6.59.1।।
tasmin hate rākṣasa-sainya-pāle plavaṅgamānām ṛṣabheṇa yuddhe | bhīmāyudhaṃ sāgara-tulya-vegaṃ vidudruve rākṣasa-rāja-sainyam ||
Nang mapatay sa digmaan ng toro sa mga Vanara ang tagapamahala ng hukbong Rakshasa, ang mga kawal ng hari ng Rakshasa—may kakilakilabot na sandata at rumaragasa na tila alon ng dagat—ay nangagwatak at tumakas.
The Vanaras burning with desire to fight, for their part went with huge trees in bloom, huge and long rocks.
FAQs
When adharma loses its pillar, fear replaces arrogance; Dharma is portrayed as ultimately stabilizing, while unrighteous force becomes self-defeating.
The text transitions into the next sarga: with Prahastha dead, Rāvaṇa’s troops panic and flee the battlefield.
Nīla’s decisive effectiveness in battle and the Vanara side’s momentum in a dharmic campaign.