Shloka 53
युद्धे अङ्गद-मैन्द-द्विविद-राक्षसयुद्धम्; कुम्भस्य प्रादुर्भावः तथा सुग्रीवेण पराभवः
Sarga 76: Angada and the Vanara chiefs battle Kampana, Prajaṅgha, Yūpākṣa, Śoṇitākṣa; Kumbha enters and is checked by Sugrīva
सम्पीड्यरसिचास्कन्धम् करेणाभिनिवेश्य च ।।।।किञ्चिदभ्यवनम्यैनमुन्ममाथयथागजः ।
sampīḍyorasi cāskandhaṃ kareṇābhiniveśya ca |
kiñcid abhyavanamyainam unmamātha yathā gajaḥ ||
Er presste den Baumstamm gegen seine Brust, stützte ihn mit der Hand ab, bog ihn leicht und riss ihn dann heraus – wie ein Elefant, der einen Baum entwurzelt.
Compressing the trunk of the tree on the chest with one hand and bending forward a little its branches with another hand, he (Angada) tore Kumbha in that way in the great fight like an elephant.
FAQs
The verse illustrates dharma as vigorous right effort: when duty demands resistance to adharma, one must act with full strength and resolve.
Angada, though injured, uproots the tree he has seized, preparing it as a weapon in the fight.
Indomitable will (dhṛti): Angada’s capacity to continue and escalate his response despite wounds.