युद्धाय रावणस्य निर्याणं तथा उत्पातदर्शनम्
Ravana’s Mobilization for War and the ظهور of Fatal Portents
निरुच्छवासाहताःकेचित्केचित्पार्श्वेषुदारिताः ।केचिद्विभिन्नशिरसःकेचिच्चक्षुर्विनाकृताः ।।6.96.43।।
nirucchvāsā hatāḥ kecit kecit pārśveṣu dāritāḥ |
kecid vibhinna-śirasaḥ kecic cakṣur-vinākṛtāḥ ||6.96.43||
Một số bị giết chết không còn hơi thở; một số bị xé toạc sườn; một số bị vỡ đầu; và một số bị mất đi đôi mắt.
A few were made lifeless, some had their flanks split, some had their heads smashed and few were deprived of their eyes.
The verse serves as a moral reminder that war magnifies suffering; hence dharma insists that force be used only for protection of righteousness, not for ego, rage, or desire.
Continuing description of the devastation among the vānaras during the clash.
Compassion is indirectly invoked in the listener/reader: witnessing suffering is meant to reinforce why dharma seeks restraint and just cause.