महोदरवधः
The Slaying of Mahodara
तामापततनींसहसाशिलांदृष्टवामहोदरः ।असम्भ्रान्तस्ततोबाणैर्निर्बिभेददुरासदाम् ।।6.98.13।।
tām āpatantīṃ sahasā śilāṃ dṛṣṭvā mahodaraḥ |
asambhrāntas tato bāṇair nirbibheda durāsadām ||6.98.13||
Nang makita ni Mahodara ang mabigat at mabagsik na batong biglang sumasalpok papalapit, hindi siya natinag; agad niya itong tinuhog at dinurog ng mga palaso.
Then seeing the formidable rock coming towards him, he was not bewildered and immediately struck and broke it with his arrows.
Self-control under threat is a key ethical discipline; composure enables effective, measured response.
Mahodara counters Sugrīva’s rock-throw by breaking the rock with arrows.
Presence of mind and martial skill—Mahodara remains unshaken.