Shloka 11
Mahāpārśva-vadhaḥ — The Slaying of Mahāpārśva
Angada’s Counterstrike
जाम्बवन्तंत्रिभिर्बाणैराजघानस्तनान्तरे ।।।।ऋक्षराजंगवाक्षं च जघानबहुभिश्शरैः ।
jāmbavantaṃ tribhir bāṇair ājaghāna stanāntare |
ṛkṣarājaṃ gavākṣaṃ ca jaghāna bahubhiḥ śaraiḥ ||
Atravesó a Jāmbavān en el pecho con tres flechas, y también hirió al rey de los osos y a Gavākṣa con una lluvia de numerosos dardos.
Seeing Gavaksha and Jambavantha afflicted by shafts, deluded with anger, Angada took hold of a dreadful iron bar.
FAQs
Dharma is tested in crisis: when the righteous side suffers injury, the duty shifts toward protection of companions and restoration of justice, not revenge for its own sake.
Mahāpārśva wounds Jāmbavān and attacks Gavākṣa amid the battlefield chaos.
Loyalty and steadfastness of Rama’s allies is foregrounded—Jāmbavān and the Vānara leaders endure harm while remaining in the righteous cause.