Shloka 6.70.59

त्रिशिरा–देवान्तक–महोदर–मत्त (महापार्श्व) वधः | Slaying of Trisira, Devantaka, Mahodara, and Matta (Mahaparsva)

Devanagari script

स वेगवान् वेगवदभ्युपेत्यतंराक्षसंवानरवीरमुख्यः ।सम्वर्त्यमुष्टिंसहसाजघानबाह्वन्तरेशैलनिकाशरूपः ।।।।

Transliteration

sa vegavān vegavad abhyupetya taṃ rākṣasaṃ vānaravīramukhyaḥ |

samvartya muṣṭiṃ sahasā jaghāna bāhvantare śailanikāśarūpaḥ ||6.70.59||

Translation

Swift and powerful, the foremost of vānara heroes—mountain-like in form—rushed upon that rākṣasa and, curling his fist, struck him violently between the arms.

Context

The chief of the Vanaras, whose form was like a mountain, endowed with speed, got up quickly, duly, and forcibly hit the Rakshasa (Mahaparsva) in the space between his arms.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣabha (implied as the vānara chief here)
• rākṣasa (opponent: Mahāpārśva/Matta, contextual)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma in battle includes answering aggression with controlled, purposeful force. The counterstrike represents resistance to oppression, not passive surrender to violence.

What is the narrative situation?

Ṛṣabha closes distance rapidly and lands a decisive fist-blow on the rākṣasa’s upper body.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Valor (śaurya) and initiative—acting decisively after recovering from injury.