Shloka 6.97.16
सप्तनवतितमः सर्गः (Yuddha Kāṇḍa 97): Sugrīva’s Onslaught and the Fall of Virūpākṣa
सुग्रीवे स शरान्घोरान्विससर्जचमूमुखे ।स्थापयामासचोद्विग्नान्राक्षसान् सम्प्रहर्षयन् ।।।।
sa taṃ dviradam āruhya virūpākṣo mahārathaḥ | vanardabhanīm nirhrādaṃ vānārān abhyadhāvat ||
Mounting the elephant, Virūpākṣa—the great chariot-warrior—let out a terrifying roar and charged toward the Vānara host.
Releasing arrows at the army of Vanaras and Sugriva, he (Virupaksha) pierced arrows and relieved the Rakshasas of fear and made them happy.
The verse sets the battlefield context where dharma is tested: power and intimidation are shown, but righteous conduct is measured by how one responds—without abandoning duty or courage.
Virūpākṣa enters aggressively, mounting an elephant and charging the Vānara forces.
Martial resolve (utsāha/śaurya) is highlighted—though here it is displayed by a Rākṣasa warrior in the heat of combat.