Shloka 3.29.2
अरण्यकाण्डे एकोनत्रिंशः सर्गः (Sarga 29: Rama’s Admonition to Khara and the Shattering of the Mace)
गजाश्वरथसम्बाधे बले महति तिष्ठता।कृतं सुदारुणं कर्म सर्वलोकजुगुप्सितम्।।।।
gajāśvarathasambādhe bale mahati tiṣṭhatā | kṛtaṃ sudāruṇaṃ karma sarvalokajugupsitam ||
Though you stand upheld by a vast host, crowded with elephants, horses, and chariots, you have done a deed most dreadful, loathed by all the worlds.
Although you command a huge army with many elephants, horses, chariots, etc. you have done such cruel deeds that the entire world despises you.
Power does not justify cruelty: dharma condemns violent acts even when backed by overwhelming force.
Rama rebukes Khara’s conduct, contrasting his military strength with the moral ugliness of his actions.
Moral clarity: Rama judges actions by righteousness rather than by might or numbers.