The Battle between the Rākṣasas and Yama’s Attendant-Messengers
किन्तु मूढ त्वया शस्त्रं न मुक्तं मे रुजाकरम् ॥ मया क्षिप्तास्तु इषवः प्रतीच्छ क्व पलायसे
kintu mūḍha tvayā śastraṃ na muktaṃ me rujākaram || mayā kṣiptās tu iṣavaḥ pratīccha kva palāyase
“Namun, wahai si bodoh, senjata yang engkau lepaskan itu tidak mendatangkan sakit kepadaku. Bahkan, terimalah anak panah yang kulepaskan! Ke manakah engkau melarikan diri?”
Varāha (default narrative voice; quoted combatants within narration)
It reflects a common epic trope: the speaker denies injury and asserts superior force, offering material for study of insult vocabulary and performative bravado in Sanskrit narratives.
No geographic location is given.
No explicit ethical instruction; it functions as dramatic dialogue emphasizing pride, pursuit, and confrontation.
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