Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 99, Shloka 17
Mahāpārśva-vadhaḥ — The Slaying of Mahāpārśva
Angada’s Counterstrike
स तुक्रुद्धोमहावेगोमहापार्श्वोमहाद्युति ।।।।करेणैकेनजग्राहसुमहान्तंपरश्वथम् ।
sa tu kruddho mahāvego mahāpārśvo mahādyutiḥ |
kareṇaikena jagrāha sumahāntaṃ paraśvatham ||
তেতিয়া মহাদ্যুতিসম্পন্ন, মহাবেগী মহাপাৰ্শ্ব ক্ৰুদ্ধ হৈ একে হাতে অতি বৃহৎ পৰশু (যুদ্ধ-কুঠাৰ) ধৰি ল’লে।
Angry Mahaparsva, who was endowed with speed and shining brightly, took hold of an extraordinary battle axe in one hand.
FAQs
It warns how anger escalates violence; Dharma requires mastery over krodha, because fury seeks heavier weapons and greater harm.
After being struck, Mahāpārśva regains momentum by arming himself with a formidable axe.
The verse emphasizes martial energy (vega) but shows it colored by anger—power without inner discipline.