महोदरवधः
The Slaying of Mahodara
तामापततनींसहसाशिलांदृष्टवामहोदरः ।असम्भ्रान्तस्ततोबाणैर्निर्बिभेददुरासदाम् ।।6.98.13।।
tām āpatantīṃ sahasā śilāṃ dṛṣṭvā mahodaraḥ |
asambhrāntas tato bāṇair nirbibheda durāsadām ||6.98.13||
Als Mahodara den furchtbaren Felsen sah, der plötzlich auf ihn zustürzte, blieb er unerschüttert; sogleich durchbohrte und zerschmetterte er ihn mit Pfeilen.
Then seeing the formidable rock coming towards him, he was not bewildered and immediately struck and broke it with his arrows.
Self-control under threat is a key ethical discipline; composure enables effective, measured response.
Mahodara counters Sugrīva’s rock-throw by breaking the rock with arrows.
Presence of mind and martial skill—Mahodara remains unshaken.