Shloka 3.26.22
दूषणवधः (The Slaying of Dūṣaṇa and the Rout of Khara’s Host)
स्थूलाक्षस्याक्षिणी तीक्ष्णैः पूरयामास सायकैः।दूषणस्यानुगान्पञ्चसहस्रान्कुपितः क्षणात्।।।।बाणौघैः पञ्चसाहस्रैरनयद्यमसादनम्।
sa drumāṇāṃ śilānāṃ ca varṣaṃ prāṇaharaṃ mahat |
pratijagrāha dharmātmā rāghavas tīkṣṇasāyakaiḥ ||
Righteous Rāghava met that massive, life-taking shower of trees and stones, countering it with his keen arrows.
Rama filled the eyes of Sthulaksha with sharp arrows, and in anger shot five thousand arrows at the five thousand followers of Dusana in a moment and sent them to the abode of Yama.
Dharma here is steadfast protection: Rāma, as a righteous kṣatriya, does not yield to violent aggression but responsibly counters it to prevent harm.
In the forest battle, the rākṣasas hurl trees and stones at Rāma; he neutralizes the assault with precise archery.
Composure and disciplined valor—Rāma’s controlled response under lethal pressure.