Shloka 6.99.17
Mahāpārśva-vadhaḥ — The Slaying of Mahāpārśva (Angada’s Counterstrike)
स तुक्रुद्धोमहावेगोमहापार्श्वोमहाद्युति ।।।।करेणैकेनजग्राहसुमहान्तंपरश्वथम् ।
sa tu kruddho mahāvego mahāpārśvo mahādyutiḥ |
kareṇaikena jagrāha sumahāntaṃ paraśvatham ||
Then Mahāpārśva—furious, swift, and radiant—grasped with one hand a massive battle-axe.
Angry Mahaparsva, who was endowed with speed and shining brightly, took hold of an extraordinary battle axe in one hand.
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.