Shloka 20
महोदरवधः
The Slaying of Mahodara
ततःक्रुद्धोगदांतस्यैचिक्षेपरजनीचरः ।ज्वलतनींभास्कराभासांसुग्रीवायमहोदरः ।।6.98.20।।
tataḥ kruddho gadāṁ tasmai cikṣepa rajanīcaraḥ |
jvalantīṁ bhāskarābhāsāṁ sugrīvāya mahodaraḥ ||6.98.20||
Da schleuderte Mahodara, der nächtlich umherstreifende Rakshasa, im Zorn eine lodernde, sonnenhelle Keule auf Sugrīva.
Then provoked by anger, the night ranger, Mahodara flung his mace at Sugriva which shone like the Sun.
FAQs
The verse highlights how anger fuels violence; dhārmic conduct demands that strength be governed by right intention rather than krodha.
Mahodara initiates a decisive strike by throwing his mace at Sugrīva, escalating the duel from approach to direct assault.
For Mahodara, martial ferocity is foregrounded; the moral contrast implied is the need for disciplined courage rather than rage-driven aggression.