वज्रदंष्ट्रवधः — The Slaying of Vajradaṃṣṭra
Angada’s Duel
वज्रदंष्ट्रंहतंदृष्टवाराक्षसाभयमोहिताः ।।6.54.36।।त्रस्ताह्यभ्यद्रवन् लङ्कांवध्यमानाःप्लवङ्गमैः ।विषण्णवदना: दीनाह्रियाकिञ्चिदवाङ्मुखाः ।।6.54.37।।
śūrāṇāṃ yudyamānānāṃ samareṣv anivartinām |
tad rākṣasa-gaṇānāṃ ca suyuddhaṃ samavartata ||6.54.7||
যুদ্ধে পশ্চাদপসরণ না করা বীরগণ এবং রাক্ষসগণের মধ্যে সেই ঘোরতর যুদ্ধ সংঘটিত হল।
Deluded with fear, the Rakshasas seeing Vajradamshtra killed by monkeys, panic stricken, heads bent in shame, faces woebegone fled to Lanka.
It points to kṣātra-dharma (warrior duty): steadfastness and refusal to abandon one’s post, while implying that such firmness must ultimately serve a righteous end.
The battle escalates into an intense, sustained confrontation with neither side yielding.
Anivṛtti (unyielding resolve) in the face of danger.
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