Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 99, Shloka 17
Mahāpārśva-vadhaḥ — The Slaying of Mahāpārśva
Angada’s Counterstrike
स तुक्रुद्धोमहावेगोमहापार्श्वोमहाद्युति ।।।।करेणैकेनजग्राहसुमहान्तंपरश्वथम् ।
sa tu kruddho mahāvego mahāpārśvo mahādyutiḥ |
kareṇaikena jagrāha sumahāntaṃ paraśvatham ||
Pagkaraan, si Mahāpārśva—nagngangalit, ubod ng bilis at maningning—ay dinampot sa isang kamay ang napakalaking palakol-pandigma.
Angry Mahaparsva, who was endowed with speed and shining brightly, took hold of an extraordinary battle axe in one hand.
FAQs
It warns how anger escalates violence; Dharma requires mastery over krodha, because fury seeks heavier weapons and greater harm.
After being struck, Mahāpārśva regains momentum by arming himself with a formidable axe.
The verse emphasizes martial energy (vega) but shows it colored by anger—power without inner discipline.