Shloka 74
अतिकायवधः
The Slaying of Atikāya
राक्षसःप्रचकम्पे च लक्ष्मणेषुप्रपीडितः ।।।।रुद्रबाणहतंघोरंयथात्रिपुरगोपुरम् ।
rākṣasaḥ pracakampe ca lakṣmaṇeṣu prapīḍitaḥ | rudrabāṇahataṃ ghoraṃ yathā tripuragopuram ||
Acosado por las flechas de Lakṣmaṇa, el rākṣasa se estremeció con violencia, terrible como la torre‑puerta de Tripura cuando es herida por el dardo de Rudra.
Now tormented by Lakshmana's arrow the Rakshasa was shaken dreadfully like the gate of Tripura (the city built of gold, silver, and iron in heaven, in space and earth by Maya and burnt by Rudra).
FAQs
Adharma collapses under rightful resistance: the simile suggests that when destructive power is met by just force, even the mighty become unstable.
Atikāya reels and trembles under Lakṣmaṇa’s assault, described through an allusion to Rudra’s destruction of Tripura.
Lakṣmaṇa’s relentless commitment to duty; the verse also highlights the cosmic scale often used to frame righteous victory.