命いのちを散ちらす

expression, godan verb (-su)

to die (in action, in one's youth)

Formal or literary expression for dying, especially in battle or before one's time. Often used in historical or dramatic contexts.

• 若わかき戦せん士したちは戦せん場じょうで命いのちを散ちらした。

  The young warriors died on the battlefield.

• 彼かれは志こころざし半なかばで命いのちを散ちらした。

  He died before achieving his ambitions.