Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 71, Shloka 66
अतिकायवधः
The Slaying of Atikāya
तोऽतिकायःकुपितश्चापमारोप्यसायकम् ।।।।लक्ष्मणायप्रचिक्षेपसङ्क्षिपन्निवचाम्बरम् ।
to ’tikāyaḥ kupitaś cāpam āropya sāyakam | lakṣmaṇāya pracikṣepa saṅkṣipann iva cāmbaram ||
Pagkaraan, si Atikāya, nagngangalit sa poot, ay iniakma ang palaso sa busog at inihagis iyon kay Lakṣmaṇa, na wari’y hinihiwa niya ang kalangitan.
Then enraged Atikaya, fixing his arrow to the bow as if discharging it in the sky directed at Lakshmana.
FAQs
Uncontrolled anger drives rash action; Dharma in combat requires discipline, not krodha-led aggression.
Atikāya initiates the exchange of missiles by firing a powerful arrow at Lakṣmaṇa.
The verse chiefly depicts Atikāya’s wrathful impetus; by implication it contrasts with the ideal of controlled, duty-bound warfare.