Shloka 73
अतिकायवधः
The Slaying of Atikāya
सललाटेशरोमग्नस्तस्यभीमस्यरक्षसः ।।।।ददृशेशोणितेनाक्तःपन्नगेन्द्रइवाचले ।
sa lalāṭe śaro magnas tasya bhīmasya rakṣasaḥ | dadṛśe śoṇitenāktaḥ pannagendra ivācale ||
اُس ہولناک راکشس کی پیشانی میں تیر دھنس گیا؛ خون سے لتھڑا ہوا وہ یوں دکھائی دیا جیسے پہاڑ پر ناگوں کا راجا سانپ۔
That arrow stuck on the forehead of the terrific Rakshasa looked like a serpent on a mountain.
FAQs
The verse underscores consequence: actions in war bear immediate results; dharma demands awareness of the gravity of violence even when it is duty-bound.
Lakṣmaṇa’s arrow remains lodged in Atikāya’s forehead, vividly described through a striking simile.
For Lakṣmaṇa, steadiness in execution; for the narrative, the poetic clarity that makes moral and physical consequences visible.