Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 73, Shloka 39
इन्द्रजितः ब्रह्मास्त्र-यागः तथा वानरसेनाविध्वंसः
Indrajit’s Brahmastra Rite and the Crushing of the Vanara Host
तेभिन्नगात्रास्समरेवानराश्शरपीडिताः ।पेतुर्मथितसङ्कल्पास्सुरैरिवमहासुराः ।।।।
te bhinnagātrāḥ samare vānarāḥ śarapīḍitāḥ |
petur mathitasaṅkalpāḥ surair iva mahāsurāḥ ||
Sa digmaan, ang mga Vanara na tinamaan ng mga palaso—wasak ang mga sangkap at nanginig ang loob—ay bumagsak na parang mga dakilang Asura na pinabagsak ng mga Deva.
Pierced by arrows in the battle, those Vanaras with their necks broken, giving up hopes of winning, frustrated, fell like the demons oppressed by great gods.
FAQs
War fractures both body and resolve; Dharma traditions repeatedly stress that violence has grave human cost, even for the righteous side.
Indrajit’s arrows cause heavy Vanara casualties; many collapse on the battlefield.
Endurance is tested; the verse underscores the psychological strain (shaken resolve) alongside physical injury.