महोदरवधः
The Slaying of Mahodara
विषण्णवदनास्सर्वेराक्षसादीनचेतसः ।।6.98.36।।विद्रवन्तिततस्सर्वेभयवित्रस्तचेतसः ।
viṣaṇṇavadanāḥ sarve rākṣasā dīnacetasaḥ |
vidravanti tatas sarve bhayavitrastacetasaḥ ||6.98.36||
众罗刹面容沮丧、心神萎顿,尽皆从那里奔逃;人人因恐惧而心惊胆战。
All the Rakshasas became dull and piteous with sad faces. Out of fear they ran.
When a cause lacks truth (satya) and righteousness (dharma), inner confidence collapses; fear overtakes those whose actions are not ethically grounded.
Following Mahodara’s fall, the Rākṣasa troops become demoralized and flee in panic.
By contrast, the implied virtue is moral courage on the righteous side—steadiness that causes the unjust to lose heart.