Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 71, Shloka 67
अतिकायवधः
The Slaying of Atikāya
तमापतन्तंनिशितंशरमाशीविषोपमम् ।।।।अर्धचन्द्रेणचिच्छेदलक्ष्मणःपरवीरहा ।
tam āpatantaṃ niśitaṃ śaram āśīviṣopamam | ardhacandreṇa ciccheda lakṣmaṇaḥ paravīrahā ||
തന്നിലേക്കു പാഞ്ഞുവന്ന മൂർച്ചയുള്ള, ആസീവിഷസമമായ വിഷഭരിത അമ്പിനെ—ശത്രുവീരഹനായ ലക്ഷ്മണൻ അർദ്ധചന്ദ്രാകൃതിയുള്ള അമ്പുകൊണ്ട് വെട്ടിമുറിച്ചു.
Lakshmana, the heroic destroyer of enemies, shattered the venomous serpent like arrow with his sharp half- moon shaped arrow.
FAQs
Steadfastness in righteous battle: Lakṣmaṇa responds to danger with disciplined skill rather than fear or rage, embodying kṣatriya-dharma guided by self-control.
In the battle, a deadly arrow rushes toward Lakṣmaṇa; he intercepts it mid-flight and cuts it apart with a crescent-shaped arrow.
Vīrya (valor) joined with precision and composure—heroism expressed as controlled mastery.