मकराक्षवधः
The Slaying of Makarākṣa
ततःप्रवृत्तंसुमहत्तद्युद्धंरोमहर्षणम् ।निशाचरैःप्लवङ्गानांदेवानांदानवैरिव ।।।।
tataḥ pravṛttaṃ sumahat tad yuddhaṃ romaharṣaṇam |
niśācaraiḥ plavaṅgānāṃ devānāṃ dānavair iva ||
于是,罗刹夜行者与婆那罗之间爆发了浩大而令人毛骨悚然的战斗,宛如往昔天神与达那婆的冲突。
"By weapons, or by mace or else with hand s or any other weapon or with your military practice, you fight, he said to Rama."
Dharma here is framed as the cosmic struggle where forces aligned with protection and order confront forces of harm and disruption; the epic situates human conflict within a moral universe.
The war intensifies as the Rākṣasa and Vanara armies clash in a massive, frightening engagement.
Collective courage and steadfastness in a righteous cause (the Vanaras fighting to restore justice and rescue Sītā).