Shloka 44
प्रहस्तनिर्याणम्
Prahasta’s Departure and the Muster of the Rakshasa Host
नदतांराक्षसानांचवानराणांचगर्जताम् ।उभेप्रमुदितेसैन्येरक्षोगणवनौकसाम् ।।।।वेगितानांसमर्थानामन्योन्यवधकाङ् क्षिणाम् ।परस्परंचाह्वयतांनिनाद्शूयतेमहान् ।।।।
nadatāṁ rākṣasānāṁ ca vānarāṇāṁ ca garjatām | ubhe pramudite sainye rakṣo-gaṇa-vanaukasām | vegitānāṁ samarthānām anyonya-vadha-kāṅkṣiṇām | parasparaṁ cāhvayatāṁ ninādaḥ śrūyate mahān ||
当罗刹高声咆哮、婆那罗怒吼震荡之时，两军——罗刹众与林居之众——皆欢腾振奋，迅疾而强悍，渴望彼此击倒；他们相互叫阵，于是传来宏大如雷的喧响。
The yelling noise of Rakshasas and roaring noise of Vanaras of both armies, who were powerful and seized with speed, who sought the destruction of one another, challenging noises of Rakshasas and Vanaras, highly rejoiced, was heard.
FAQs
The verse frames war’s intensity while implicitly reminding that power and excitement are ethically neutral; dharma depends on the cause and restraint, not on mere might or battle-fervor.
Both armies close in, shouting challenges; the battlefield fills with an immense collective roar as combat is about to begin in earnest.
Valor is foregrounded on both sides, but the Ramayana’s ethical arc privileges valor disciplined by righteous purpose (dharma) rather than valor driven by destructive intent.