Shloka 116
अतिकायवधः
The Slaying of Atikāya
अतिबलमतिकायमभ्रकल्पंयुधिविनिपात्य स लक्ष्मणःप्रहृष्टः ।त्वरितमथतदा स रामपार्श्वंकपिनिवहैश्चसुपूजितोजगाम ।।।।
atibalam atikāyam abhrapalpaṁ yudhi vinipātya sa lakṣmaṇaḥ prahṛṣṭaḥ |
tvaritam atha tadā sa rāma-pārśvaṁ kapi-nivahaiś ca supūjito jagāma ||
Setelah menumbangkan di medan perang Atikāya yang amat kuat, tubuhnya laksana awan, Lakṣmaṇa pun bersukacita; dimuliakan dengan sebaik-baiknya oleh rombongan vānara, lalu segera bergegas menuju sisi Rāma.
Having killed that highly mighty Atikaya, who was like a mass of cloud, in battle, Lakshmana having been worshipped by hosts of Vanaras, hurriedly went to Rama's presence.৷৷ ইত্যার্ষেবাল্মীকীযেশ্রীমদ্রামাযণেআদিকাব্যেযুদ্ধকাণ্ডেএকসপ্ততিতমস্সর্গঃ ৷৷This is the end of the seventy first sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
Duty followed by accountability: after completing a righteous task, one returns to rightful leadership (Rāma) rather than acting independently.
Lakṣmaṇa kills Atikāya, receives honor from the vānaras, and promptly goes back to Rama.
Lakṣmaṇa’s loyalty and discipline—he remains oriented to Rama’s command structure and the collective dharmic mission.