Shloka 17
Mahāpārśva-vadhaḥ — The Slaying of Mahāpārśva
Angada’s Counterstrike
स तुक्रुद्धोमहावेगोमहापार्श्वोमहाद्युति ।।।।करेणैकेनजग्राहसुमहान्तंपरश्वथम् ।
sa tu kruddho mahāvego mahāpārśvo mahādyutiḥ |
kareṇaikena jagrāha sumahāntaṃ paraśvatham ||
Da ergriff Mahāpārśva, wütend, von großer Schnelligkeit und strahlender Macht, mit einer Hand eine gewaltige Streitaxt.
Angry Mahaparsva, who was endowed with speed and shining brightly, took hold of an extraordinary battle axe in one hand.
FAQs
It warns how anger escalates violence; Dharma requires mastery over krodha, because fury seeks heavier weapons and greater harm.
After being struck, Mahāpārśva regains momentum by arming himself with a formidable axe.
The verse emphasizes martial energy (vega) but shows it colored by anger—power without inner discipline.