Shloka 15
सप्तनवतितमः सर्गः (Yuddha Kāṇḍa 97): Sugrīva’s Onslaught and the Fall of Virūpākṣa
स तंद्विरदमारुह्यविरूपाक्षोमहारथः ।वनर्दभनीमनिर्ह्रादंवानरानभ्यधावत ।।।।
sa taṃ dviradam āruhya virūpākṣo mahārathaḥ | vanardabhanīm nirhrādaṃ vānārān abhyadhāvat ||
تب وہ مہارَتھی وِروپاکش اس ہاتھی پر چڑھ بیٹھا، خوفناک گرج دار نعرہ بلند کیا، اور وانروں کی فوج پر ٹوٹ پڑا۔
Releasing arrows at the army of Vanaras and Sugriva, he (Virupaksha) pierced arrows and relieved the Rakshasas of fear and made them happy.
FAQs
The verse sets the battlefield context where dharma is tested: power and intimidation are shown, but righteous conduct is measured by how one responds—without abandoning duty or courage.
Virūpākṣa enters aggressively, mounting an elephant and charging the Vānara forces.
Martial resolve (utsāha/śaurya) is highlighted—though here it is displayed by a Rākṣasa warrior in the heat of combat.