Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 99, Shloka 18
Mahāpārśva-vadhaḥ — The Slaying of Mahāpārśva
Angada’s Counterstrike
तंम्तैलधौतंविमलंशैलसारमयंदृढम् ।।।।राक्षसःपरमक्रुद्धोवालिपुत्रेन्यपातयत् ।
taṃ tailadhautaṃ vimalaṃ śailasāramayaṃ dṛḍham |
rākṣasaḥ paramakruddho vāliputre nyapātayat ||
Тот ракшас, в ярости без меры, метнул в сына Вали крепкий топор — отполированный маслом, чистый, твёрдый, как горная скала.
Extremely enraged Rakshasa, hurled at Vali's son that axe that was cleansed with oil, the clean strong axe that was like feet of a mountain.
FAQs
The text shows how rage seeks to maximize injury; Dharma’s counter-teaching is that strength must be governed by righteousness and proportionate response.
Mahāpārśva retaliates by throwing a heavy axe at Aṅgada.
Implicitly, the needed virtue is viveka (discernment) in combat—choosing action without being driven by blind fury.