Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 71, Shloka 33
अतिकायवधः
The Slaying of Atikāya
एतेनशतशोदेवादानवाश्चपराजिताः ।रक्षितानि च रक्षांसियक्षाश्चापिनिषूदिताः ।।।।
etena śataśo devā dānavāś ca parājitāḥ | rakṣitāni ca rakṣāṃsi yakṣāś cāpi niṣūditāḥ ||
Sa pamamagitan niya, daan-daang mga deva at mga Dānava ang napabagsak; ang mga Rākṣasa ay kanyang ipinagtanggol, at maging ang mga Yakṣa ay kanyang pinuksa.
"By this (boon) hundreds of Devatas and demons were defeated by him, Yakshas were killed, nay Rakshasas were protected."
FAQs
The verse underlines responsibility: great strength typically serves one’s own faction; Dharma calls for strength to defend the just, not merely one’s kin-group.
Atikāya’s past victories and his role as a protector of the Rākṣasas are cited to stress his battlefield reputation.
Loyalty and martial effectiveness—though the text implicitly contrasts such loyalty with the higher loyalty owed to Dharma.