Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 70, Shloka 15
त्रिशिरा–देवान्तक–महोदर–मत्त
महापार्श्व) वधः | Slaying of Trisira, Devantaka, Mahodara, and Matta (Mahaparsva
विषाणंचास्यसःनिष्कृष्यवालिपुत्रोमहाबलः ।देवान्तकमभिप्लुत्यताडयामाससंयुगे ।।।।
viṣāṇaṃ cāsya saḥ niṣkṛṣya vāliputro mahābalaḥ | devāntakam abhiplutya tāḍayāmāsa saṃyuge ||
પછી મહાબલી વાલિપુત્રે તેની દાંત (વિષાણ) ખેંચી કાઢી; અને યુદ્ધમાં દેવાંતક પર ઝંપલાવી, તે જ દાંતથી તેને પ્રહાર કર્યો.
Mighty son of Vali removed the tusk of the elephant and hit Devanthaka with it by jumping over him in the battlefield.
FAQs
Resourcefulness in righteous defense: Dharma in battle includes presence of mind and effective action to neutralize threats, while remaining aligned to the just cause.
Aṅgada improvises a weapon by extracting the elephant’s tusk and uses it to attack Devāntaka.
Pratibhā and vīrya—quick ingenuity and valor—Aṅgada adapts instantly under pressure.