Shloka 42
खरसेनासङ्ग्रामः
The Battle with Khara’s Host at the Hermitage
सोष्णीषैरुत्तमाङ्गैश्च साङ्गदैर्बाहुभिस्तथा।ऊरुभिर्जानुभिश्छिन्नैर्नानारूपैविभूषणैः।।।।हयैश्च द्विपमुख्यैश्च रथैर्भिन्नैरनेकशः।चामरैर्व्यजनैश्छत्रैर्ध्वजैर्नानाविधैरपि।।।।रामस्य बाणाभिहतैर्विचित्रैश्शूलपट्टिसैः।खङ्गै खण्डीकृतैः प्रासैर्विकीर्णैश्च परश्वधैः।।।।चूर्णिताभिश्शिलाभिश्च शरैश्चित्रैरनेकशः।विच्छिन्नैस्समरे भूमिर्विकीर्णाऽभूद्भयङ्करा।।।।
soṣṇīṣair uttamāṅgaiś ca sāṅgadair bāhubhis tathā |
ūrubhir jānubhiś chinnaiḥ nānārūpair vibhūṣaṇaiḥ ||
hayaiś ca dvipamukhyaiś ca rathair bhinnair anekaśaḥ |
cāmarair vyajanaiś chatrair dhvajair nānāvidhair api ||
rāmasya bāṇābhihatair vicitraiḥ śūlapaṭṭiśaiḥ |
khaṅgaiḥ khaṇḍīkṛtaiḥ prāsair vikīrṇaiś ca paraśvadhaiḥ ||
cūrṇitābhiḥ śilābhiś ca śaraiś citrair anekaśaḥ |
vicchinnaiḥ samare bhūmir vikīrṇā 'bhūd bhayaṅkarā ||
在罗摩的箭矢打击下，战场上散落着戴着头盔的断头、戴着臂章的手臂，以及装饰着各种饰物的断腿和膝盖。地上到处是破碎的战车、马匹和巨大的战象，还有牦牛尾拂尘、扇子、伞盖和各种旗帜。武器也散落一地——长矛和标枪粉碎，宝剑折断，飞镖和战斧四处抛掷；石头被击碎，无数箭矢断裂。战场上的地面因此变得支离破碎，景象十分恐怖。
With his bow and chariot broken, charioteer and horses killed, Dusana took up a spear in his hand that appeared like a huge mountain top. Bound by golden bands, covered the iron nails, wetted with the enemy's marrow it created a horripilation. It appeared as though it could crush the army of gods and render the enemy powerless. It carried the killing touch of the thunderbolt and could break open the enemy's fort.
FAQs
The verse forces attention to the cost of adharma: violence erupts into horrific consequences. In the Ramayana’s dharmic lens, righteous force may be necessary to protect, but the aftermath remains grave—warning against aggression, arrogance, and unjust war.
After Rāma’s successful counterattack, the narrator depicts the battlefield: dismembered bodies, broken royal insignia, shattered vehicles, and scattered weapons, making the ground look terrifying.
Rāma’s protective valor (vīrya aligned with Dharma) is implicit—his arrows end the threat—while the description also underscores his role as a restorer of order against violent wrongdoers.