Shloka 1
Mahāpārśva-vadhaḥ — The Slaying of Mahāpārśva
Angada’s Counterstrike
महोदरेतुनिहतेमहापार्श्वोमहाबलः ।सुग्रीवेणसमीक्ष्याथक्रोधात्सम्ररक्तलोचनः ।।।।अङ्गदस्यचमूंभीमांक्षोभयामाससायकैः ।
mahodare tu nihate mahāpārśvo mahābalaḥ |
sugrīveṇa samīkṣyātha krodhāt saṃraktalocanaḥ ||6.99.1||
aṅgadasya camūṃ bhīmāṃ kṣobhayām āsa sāyakaiḥ |
മഹോദരൻ വധിക്കപ്പെട്ടപ്പോൾ, അതു സുഗ്രീവൻ ചെയ്തതെന്ന് കണ്ട മഹാബലവാൻ മഹാപാർശ്വൻ ക്രോധത്തിൽ കണ്ണുകൾ ചുവന്നവനായി; തന്റെ അമ്പുകളാൽ അങ്കദന്റെ ഭയങ്കര സൈന്യത്തെ കലക്കിമറിച്ചു.
Gazing at Mahodara killed by Sugriva, mighty Mahaparsva's eyes turned red in anger. He created a commotion in the army of Angada.
FAQs
The verse warns how grief and anger rapidly turn into further violence; dharma calls for restraint and discernment, especially after loss.
After Mahodara is killed by Sugrīva, Mahāpārśva becomes enraged and retaliates by disrupting Angada’s forces with arrows.
From a moral lens, the highlighted trait is uncontrolled krodha; narratively, Mahāpārśva’s fierce retaliatory drive is foregrounded.