Shloka 97
अतिकायवधः
The Slaying of Atikāya
स वृष्यमाणोबाणौघैरतिकायोमहाबलः ।अवध्यकवचस्सङ्ख्येराक्षसोनैवविव्यथे ।।।।
sa vṛṣyamāṇo bāṇaughair atikāyo mahābalaḥ | avadhyakavacaḥ saṅkhye rākṣaso naiva vivyathe ||
বাণের প্রবল বর্ষায় আচ্ছন্ন হয়েও মহাবলী রাক্ষস অতীকায়—অভেদ্য কবচধারী—যুদ্ধক্ষেত্রে একটুও বিচলিত হল না।
Though covered with arrows showered on him, mighty Rakshasa Atikaya had an impenetrable shield in the battlefield and could not feel the torment.
FAQs
A dharmic lesson by contrast: external invulnerability can sustain adharma temporarily, but it does not make a cause righteous; it only delays its defeat.
Despite Lakṣmaṇa’s intense barrage, Atikāya remains unshaken due to his impenetrable protection.
Battlefield composure (steadfastness), though shown by an antagonist.