Shloka 41
लङ्काप्राकारारोहणम् / Assault on Lanka’s Ramparts and the Opening Clash
एतस्मिन्नन्तरेघोरःसङ्ग्रामःसमवर्तत ।रक्षसांवानराणांचयथादेवासुरेपुरा ।।।।
etasminn antare ghoraḥ saṅgrāmaḥ samavartata |
rakṣasāṃ vānarāṇāṃ ca yathā devāsure purā ||
اسی لمحے راکشسوں اور بندروں کے درمیان ایک ہولناک سنگرام برپا ہوا—بالکل ویسا جیسے قدیم زمانے میں دیوتاؤں اور اسوروں کی جنگیں ہوا کرتی تھیں۔
In the meantime, dreadful conflict arose all over between Rakshasas and Vanaras, which was like the conflict between Devas and asuras earlier.
FAQs
The battle is framed as a struggle of order versus disorder; dharma is presented as a cosmic principle, not merely a personal preference.
Open combat begins in earnest between the two armies.
Courage in the face of overwhelming conflict, and commitment to one’s side’s perceived righteous cause.