Shloka 6.43.19
द्वन्द्वयुद्धप्रवृत्तिः (Dvandva-Yuddha: The Onset of Single Combats)
तस्यकाञ्चनचित्राङ्गंरथंसाश्वंससारथिम् ।जघानसमरेश्रीमानङ्गदोवेगवान्कपिः ।।6.43.19।।
ajaghānendrajit kruddho vajreṇeva śatakratuḥ |
aṅgadaṃ gadayā vīraṃ śatrusainyavidāraṇam ||
Enraged, Indrajit struck the heroic Aṅgada with a mace—Aṅgada, the cleaver of hostile armies—just as Śatakratu (Indra) would strike with his thunderbolt.
With the same mace (snatched from the Rakshasa) Angada swiftly struck Indrajit hand destroyed the horse, chariot, and charioteer.
The verse highlights how anger drives violence: Dharma cautions against krodha (wrath), which can intensify harm and cloud judgment, even for powerful warriors.
Indrajit, in fury, attacks Aṅgada with a mace, and the narrator uses a cosmic simile comparing the blow to Indra’s thunderbolt.
Aṅgada’s martial stature is emphasized—he is portrayed as a proven destroyer of enemy ranks, worthy of a godlike comparison in the narration.