Shloka 2
Mahāpārśva-vadhaḥ — The Slaying of Mahāpārśva
Angada’s Counterstrike
सवानराणांमुख्यानामुत्तमाङ्गानिसर्वशः ।।।।पातयामानकायेभ्यःफलंवृन्तादिवानिलः ।
sa vānarāṇāṃ mukhyānām uttamāṅgāni sarvaśaḥ |
pātayāmāsa kāyebhyaḥ phalaṃ vṛntād ivānilaḥ ||
Jener Anführer schlug ringsum den vornehmsten Vānara-Häuptlingen die Köpfe von den Leibern, wie der Wind Früchte von ihren Stielen schlägt.
Mahaparsva pierced three shafts into the chest of Jambavantha and attacked Gavaksha with many arrows.
FAQs
The verse highlights the destructive power of unchecked aggression in war; Dharma in the Ramayana frames strength as legitimate only when governed by righteousness and restraint, not as indiscriminate slaughter.
Mahāpārśva is rampaging in battle, cutting down leading Vānara warriors with overwhelming force.
By contrast (implicitly), the needed virtue is dhāraṇā/saṃyama—self-control—since the act shown is power without restraint.