Shloka 59

त्रिशिरा–देवान्तक–महोदर–मत्त

महापार्श्व) वधः | Slaying of Trisira, Devantaka, Mahodara, and Matta (Mahaparsva

Devanagari script

स वेगवान् वेगवदभ्युपेत्यतंराक्षसंवानरवीरमुख्यः ।सम्वर्त्यमुष्टिंसहसाजघानबाह्वन्तरेशैलनिकाशरूपः ।।।।

Transliteration

sa vegavān vegavad abhyupetya taṃ rākṣasaṃ vānaravīramukhyaḥ |

samvartya muṣṭiṃ sahasā jaghāna bāhvantare śailanikāśarūpaḥ ||6.70.59||

Translation

پھر وہ تیزرو اور زورآور، وانر سورماؤں کا سردار—جس کی ہیئت پہاڑ جیسی تھی—اس راکشس پر لپکا؛ مٹھی باندھ کر اس نے یکایک دونوں بازوؤں کے بیچ زور دار ضرب لگائی۔

Word by Word

सःhe

वेगवान्swift

वेगवत्swiftly

अभ्युपेत्यhaving approached

तम्that (him)

राक्षसम्Rakshasa

वानरवीरमुख्यःchief of the Vanara heroes

संवर्त्यhaving clenched/rolled up

मुष्टिम्fist

सहसाsuddenly/forcibly

जघानstruck

बाह्वन्तरेbetween the arms

शैलनिकाशरूपःhaving a mountain-like form

Context

The chief of the Vanaras, whose form was like a mountain, endowed with speed, got up quickly, duly, and forcibly hit the Rakshasa (Mahaparsva) in the space between his arms.

Characters & Entities

Ṛ

Ṛṣabha (implied as the vānara chief here)

rākṣasa (opponent: Mahāpārśva/Matta, contextual)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma in battle includes answering aggression with controlled, purposeful force. The counterstrike represents resistance to oppression, not passive surrender to violence.

What is the narrative situation?

Ṛṣabha closes distance rapidly and lands a decisive fist-blow on the rākṣasa’s upper body.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Valor (śaurya) and initiative—acting decisively after recovering from injury.