Shloka 97
अतिकायवधः
The Slaying of Atikāya
स वृष्यमाणोबाणौघैरतिकायोमहाबलः ।अवध्यकवचस्सङ्ख्येराक्षसोनैवविव्यथे ।।।।
sa vṛṣyamāṇo bāṇaughair atikāyo mahābalaḥ | avadhyakavacaḥ saṅkhye rākṣaso naiva vivyathe ||
แม้ถูกห่าลูกศรถาโถมดุจสายน้ำ อติกายะ รากษสผู้มีกำลังมหาศาล ผู้สวมเกราะอันมิอาจทะลวงได้ ก็หาได้หวั่นไหวในสมรภูมิไม่
Though covered with arrows showered on him, mighty Rakshasa Atikaya had an impenetrable shield in the battlefield and could not feel the torment.
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A dharmic lesson by contrast: external invulnerability can sustain adharma temporarily, but it does not make a cause righteous; it only delays its defeat.
Despite Lakṣmaṇa’s intense barrage, Atikāya remains unshaken due to his impenetrable protection.
Battlefield composure (steadfastness), though shown by an antagonist.