Shloka 86
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
ततःकुम्भस्समुत्पत्यसुग्रीवमभिपद्य च ।आजघानोरसिक्रुद्धोवज्रवेगेनमुष्टिना ।।।।
tataḥ kumbhaḥ samutpatya sugrīvam abhipadya ca |
ājaghānorasi kruddho vajravegena muṣṭinā ||
Dann sprang Kumbha auf, stürzte auf Sugriva zu und schlug ihm voller Zorn mit einer Faust, die wie ein Donnerkeil niederfuhr, gegen die Brust.
Then Kumbha hit Sugriva in anger with his fist at the speed of a thunderbolt on his chest.
FAQs
It illustrates how anger (krodha) drives violence in war; dharma requires that force be governed by purpose and restraint, not by uncontrolled fury.
After being thrown into the sea, Kumbha recovers and retaliates by landing a powerful blow to Sugrīva’s chest.
For Kumbha: ferocity and aggressive resolve; implicitly, the epic contrasts this with the higher virtue of self-mastery.