Shloka 18
द्वन्द्वयुद्धप्रवृत्तिः
Dvandva-Yuddha: The Onset of Single Combats
अजघानेन्द्रजित्क्रुद्धोवज्रेणेवशतक्रतुः ।अङ्गदंगदयावीरंशत्रुसैन्यविदारणम् ।।6.43.18।।
ajaghānendrajit kruddho vajreṇeva śatakratuḥ |
aṅgadaṃ gadayā vīraṃ śatrusainyavidāraṇam ||
ക്രോധിതനായ ഇന്ദ്രജിത് ശത്രുസൈന്യത്തെ പിളർത്തുന്ന ഗദാധാരി വീരൻ അങ്കദനെ, ശതക്രതു ഇന്ദ്രൻ വജ്രംകൊണ്ട് പ്രഹരിക്കുന്നതുപോലെ, ഗദകൊണ്ട് അടിച്ചു വീഴ്ത്തി.
With the same mace (snatched from the Rakshasa) Angada swiftly struck Indrajit hand destroyed the horse, chariot, and charioteer.
FAQs
The verse highlights how anger drives violence: Dharma cautions against krodha (wrath), which can intensify harm and cloud judgment, even for powerful warriors.
Indrajit, in fury, attacks Aṅgada with a mace, and the narrator uses a cosmic simile comparing the blow to Indra’s thunderbolt.
Aṅgada’s martial stature is emphasized—he is portrayed as a proven destroyer of enemy ranks, worthy of a godlike comparison in the narration.