Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 79, Shloka 10
मकराक्षवधः
The Slaying of Makarākṣa
तिष्ठराम मयासार्धंद्वन्द्वयुद्धंददामिते ।त्याजयिष्यामितेप्राणान् धनुर्मुक्सैशशितैश्शरैः ।।।।
tiṣṭha rāma mayā sārdhaṃ dvandvayuddhaṃ dadāmi te |
tyājayiṣyāmi te prāṇān dhanurmuktaiḥ śitaiḥ śaraiḥ ||
तिष्ठ राम मया सार्धं द्वन्द्वयुद्धं ददामि ते । त्याजयिष्यामि ते प्राणान् धनुर्मुक्तैः शितैः शरैः ॥
"Rama Stop. Duel will take place with me. I will give you sharpened arrows from my bow and relieve you of your life."
FAQs
It invokes the kṣātra ideal of open challenge and direct combat (dvandva-yuddha), contrasting with deceitful violence; the dharmic frame values straightforward confrontation.
Makarākṣa directly calls out Rāma and proposes a duel, threatening to kill him with arrows.
Martial boldness (though ethically misdirected by hostility toward a righteous hero).