Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 67, Shloka 172
कुम्भकर्णवधः
The Slaying of Kumbhakarna
तद्रामबाणाभिहतंपपातरक्षःशिरःपर्वतसन्निकाशम् ।बभञ्जचर्यागृहगोपुराणिप्राकारमुच्चंतमपातयच्च ।।।।
tad rāmabāṇābhihataṃ papāta rakṣaḥśiraḥ parvatasannikāśam |
babhañja ca ryāgṛhagopurāṇi prākāram uccaṃ tam apātayac ca ||
ৰামৰ বাণাঘাতে আঘাতপ্ৰাপ্ত সেই ৰাক্ষসৰ শিৰ—পৰ্বতৰ দৰে বিশাল—ধৰাতলত ধপধপকৈ পৰিল; পৰি গৈ ঘৰ-দুৱাৰ আৰু উচ্চ গোপুৰসমূহ ভাঙি পেলালে, আৰু সেই উচ্ছ প্ৰাকাৰো ঢালি দিলে।
Killed by Rama's arrow, that head of the Rakshasa, which was like a mountain had demolished the walls and houses and peaks of buildings.
FAQs
It highlights that adharma, even when it appears massive and terrifying, collapses when confronted by righteous force; Rāma’s action represents disciplined, duty-bound warfare undertaken to restore moral order.
Satya functions as the grounding of Rāma’s cause and conduct; the verse portrays the tangible consequence of truth-aligned action—falsehood and violent arrogance lose their support and literally ‘fall’ along with their defenses.