महोदरवधः
The Slaying of Mahodara
प्रगृह्यविपुलांघोरांमहीधरसमांशिलाम् ।चिक्षेप स महातेजास्तद्वधायहरीश्वरः ।।6.98.12।।
pragṛhya vipulāṃ ghorāṃ mahīdharasamāṃ śilām |
cikṣepa sa mahātejās tadvadhāya harīśvaraḥ ||6.98.12||
Bấy giờ, chúa tể loài vānara, bậc đại quang minh, nắm lấy một tảng đá khổng lồ, ghê rợn như núi, rồi phóng mạnh đi, quyết hạ sát kẻ ấy.
Endowed with great energy, Sugriva, the monkey Lord, seizing a huge mountain like dreadful rock, hurled to kill Mahodara.
Dharma in war is purposeful action: force is directed toward stopping an aggressor, not toward needless cruelty.
Sugrīva attacks Mahodara by throwing a massive rock.
Valor and resolve—Sugrīva acts decisively to protect his side.