Shloka 1
त्रिशिरा–देवान्तक–महोदर–मत्त
महापार्श्व) वधः | Slaying of Trisira, Devantaka, Mahodara, and Matta (Mahaparsva
नरान्तकंहतंदृष्टवाचुक्रुशुर्नैरृतर्षभाः ।देवान्तकस्त्रिमूर्धा च पौलस्त्यश्चमहोदरः ।।।।
narāntakaṃ hataṃ dṛṣṭvā cukruśur nairṛtarṣabhāḥ | devāntakas trimūrdhā ca paulastyaś ca mahodaraḥ ||
Melihat Narāntaka telah terbunuh, para raksasa terunggul pun meraung—Devāntaka, Trimūrdha, Paulastya, dan Mahodara.
Seeing the bulls among Rakshasas Naranthaka, Devanthaka, Trisira and Mahodara a scion of Paulastya and Mahodara, killed the Rakshasas cried aloud.
FAQs
The verse points to the inevitable consequence of adharma in war: violence rebounds upon its agents, and grief follows unrighteous aggression.
On the battlefield, after Narāntaka is killed, prominent Rākṣasa champions cry out in alarm and sorrow.
Solidarity and loyalty within a band of warriors is shown, though employed in an unrighteous cause—highlighting how virtue must be aligned with Dharma to be ennobling.