Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 42, Shloka 40
द्विचत्वारिंशः सर्गः (Sarga 42): Omens in Laṅkā, Report to Rāvaṇa, and the Kinkara Assault
स तं परिघमादाय जघान रजनीचरान्।स पन्नगमिवादाय स्फुरन्तं विनतासुतः।।5.42.40।।विचचाराम्बरे वीरः परिगृह्य च मारुतिः।
sa taṃ parigham ādāya jaghāna rajanīcarān | sa pannagam ivādāya sphurantaṃ vinatāsutaḥ || 5.42.40 || vicacārāmbare vīraḥ parigṛhya ca mārutiḥ |
Seizing that iron bar, he struck down the night-ranging demons. Like Garuḍa, son of Vinatā, who snatches up a writhing serpent, the hero Māruti grasped it and moved through the sky with it in hand.
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FAQs
Force is portrayed as dharmically legitimate when directed against unjust aggression; Hanumān’s violence is instrumental and mission-bound, not personal vengeance.
Hanumān takes up an iron bar and attacks the rākṣasas, moving dynamically—even through the air—while wielding it.
Śaurya (valor) and kauśala (martial skill): swift, controlled power modeled through an epic simile (Garuḍa and the serpent).