Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 71, Shloka 82
अतिकायवधः
The Slaying of Atikāya
अतिकायेनसौमित्रिस्ताडितोयुधिवक्षसि ।।।।सुस्रावरुधिरंतीव्रंमदंमत्तइवद्विपः ।
atikāyena saumitris tāḍito yudhi vakṣasi | susrāva rudhiraṃ tīvraṃ madaṃ matta iva dvipaḥ ||
Von Atikāya im Kampf an der Brust getroffen, strömte Saumitris Blut heftig hervor, wie der Saft eines brünstigen Elefanten im Musth.
In the battle, Saumithri was hurt in the chest by Atikaya's arrow and blood flowed like the ichor from elephant in rut.
FAQs
The cost of protecting Satya: the righteous may bleed, yet they do not abandon duty; suffering becomes part of steadfast Dharma.
Lakṣmaṇa is visibly wounded; the verse describes the severity through a simile.
Fortitude (titikṣā)—the capacity to endure pain while remaining committed to the righteous cause.