Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 70, Shloka 43
त्रिशिरा–देवान्तक–महोदर–मत्त
महापार्श्व) वधः | Slaying of Trisira, Devantaka, Mahodara, and Matta (Mahaparsva
सतलाभिहतस्तेनस्रस्तहस्तायुधोभुवि ।निपपातमहातेजास्त्रिशिरास्त्यक्तचेतनः ।।।।
sa talābhihatas tena srastahastāyudho bhuvi |
nipapāta mahātejā triśirās tyaktacetanaḥ ||
તેના તાળીપ્રહારથી ઘવાયેલો મહાતેજસ્વી ત્રિશિરા હાથમાંથી શસ્ત્ર છૂટી જતાં, ચેતના ગુમાવી ધરતી પર પડી ગયો.
Trisira, a highly energetic one, hit by Hanuman with his palm, dropped the weapon from his hand, lost his senses and fell on the ground.
FAQs
Dharma here appears as disciplined force used in a just war: Hanumān’s strength is not random violence but purposeful action in service of Rāma’s righteous cause.
In the battlefield at Laṅkā, Hanumān strikes Triśiras; Triśiras loses grip of his weapon, faints, and collapses.
Hanumān’s vīrya (valour) and steadiness in battle—effective action without hesitation.
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