Shloka 1
सप्तनवतितमः सर्गः (Yuddha Kāṇḍa 97): Sugrīva’s Onslaught and the Fall of Virūpākṣa
तथातैःकृत्तगात्रैस्तुदशग्रीवेणमार्गणैः ।बभूववसुधातत्रप्रकीर्णाहरिभिस्तदा ।।।।
tathā taiḥ kṛttagātraiḥ tu daśagrīveṇa mārgaṇaiḥ | babhūva vasudhā tatra prakīrṇā haribhis tadā ||6.97.1||
Như vậy, bởi những mũi tên của Daśagrīva chém đứt tay chân các dũng sĩ vānara, mặt đất nơi ấy bấy giờ rải đầy những Hari ngã xuống.
That time the battlefield was strewn with bodies of Vanaras whose limbs had been severed by the arrows of Ravana.
FAQs
The verse foregrounds the cost of adharma-driven war: violence yields widespread suffering, reminding readers that unrighteous conflict consumes many beyond the principal actors.
Rāvaṇa’s archery causes heavy vānara casualties, and the battlefield becomes covered with the fallen.
Endurance and sacrifice of the vānara forces, who continue the struggle despite devastating losses.