सप्तनवतितमः सर्गः (Yuddha Kāṇḍa 97): Sugrīva’s Onslaught and the Fall of Virūpākṣa
तलप्रहारंतद्रक्षस्सुग्रीवेणसमुद्यतम् ।नैपुण्यान्मोचयित्वैनंमुष्टिनोरस्यताडयत् ।।।।
talaprahāraṃ tad rakṣaḥ sugrīveṇa samudyatam | naipuṇyān mocayitvainaṃ muṣṭinorasy atāḍayat ||
Aquele Rākṣasa, quando Sugrīva ergueu o golpe de palma, esquivou-se com perícia e então o atingiu no peito com o punho cerrado.
Virupaksha, escaping the slap of Sugriva with great skill, hit him (Sugriva) on the chest with his fist.
The verse highlights that power must be joined with discernment: in dharma-guided action, skill and alertness shape outcomes, not brute force alone.
Virūpākṣa evades Sugrīva’s palm-blow and counters with a punch to the chest.
For Sugrīva: persistence; for Virūpākṣa: tactical skill (naipuṇya), though used in an adharmic cause.