Shloka 2
अतिकायवधः
The Slaying of Atikāya
स्वबलंव्यथितंदृष्टवातुमुलंरोमहर्षणम् ।भ्रातृ़ंश्चनिहतान् दृष्टवाशक्रतुल्यपराक्रमान् ।।6.71.1।।पितृव्यौचापिसनृदृश्यसमरेसन्निघादितौ ।युद्धोन्मत्तं च मत्तं च भ्रातरौराक्षसर्षभौ ।।6.71.2।।चुकोप च महातेजाब्रह्मदत्तवरोयुधि ।अतिकायोऽद्रिसङ्काशोदेवदानवदर्पहा ।।6.71.3।।
svabalaṁ vyathitaṁ dṛṣṭvā tumulaṁ romaharṣaṇam |
bhrātṝṁś ca nihatān dṛṣṭvā śakratulya-parākramān ||
pitṛvyau cāpi sandṛśya samare sannighāditau |
yuddhonmattaṁ ca mattaṁ ca bhrātarau rākṣasarṣabhau ||
cukopa ca mahātejā brahmadatta-varo yudhi |
atikāyo ’drisaṅkāśo devadānava-darpahā ||
他见己方军势溃散，在那令人毛骨悚然的喧腾中；又见其兄弟——勇力堪比释迦天帝（因陀罗）——横尸战场；并且看见两位叔父，那些罗刹中的雄牛般首领，在战阵中同被斩落——其兄弟“战狂”与“狂醉”亦然。于是阿提迦耶，光辉炽盛，形如高山，蒙梵天赐福，能摧折天神与阿修罗（达那婆）之傲者，在战场上怒焰腾起。
Highly energetic Atikaya, who was like a mountain in form, had huge body, obtained boons from Brahma, subdued the pride of Devas and Danavas, was equal to Indra in valour. Seeing his own army of Rakshasas that caused horripilation, uncles who were bulls among Rakshasas struck down in the battlefield and his own brothers Yuddhotama (Mahodara) and Matta (Mahaparsva) struck down, he flew in rage.
FAQs
The verse highlights how attachment and clan-loyalty can ignite uncontrolled anger; in dharma-terms, grief is natural, but rage that seeks retaliation without discernment leads further away from righteous conduct.
It truthfully reports the battlefield consequence of adharma-driven war: even mighty, boon-endowed warriors face loss and shock; the narrative’s satya is the impartial depiction of cause-and-effect—violence begets grief and wrath.