Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 73, Shloka 58
इन्द्रजितः ब्रह्मास्त्र-यागः तथा वानरसेनाविध्वंसः
Indrajit’s Brahmastra Rite and the Crushing of the Vanara Host
स शूलनिस्त्रिंशपरश्वधानिव्याविध्यदीप्तानलसन्निभानि ।सविस्फुलिङ्गोज्ज्वलपावकानिववर्षतीव्रंप्लवगेन्द्रसैन्ये ।।।।
sa śūlanistriṃśaparaśvadhāni vyāvidhya dīptānalasannibhāni |
savisphuliṅgojjvalapāvakāni vavarṣa tīvraṃ plavagendrasainye ||
Ikinampay at inihagis niya ang mga trident, espada, at palakol—nagniningas na tila sinding apoy, kumikislap sa mga tilamsik—at marahas na ibinuhos ang mga ito sa hukbo ng mga Vanara.
He rained a violent shower of tridents, swords and axes burning like sacrificial fire shedding flames with fire sparks on the Vanara army.
FAQs
The verse stresses the destructive capacity of uncontrolled violence; dharma calls for restraint and right means, not merely overwhelming force.
Indrajit escalates from arrows to heavy weapons, bombarding the Vanara troops.
Battlefield ferocity and weapon-mastery are emphasized, serving as a counterpoint to dharmic restraint.