Shloka 3.69.32
अयोमुखी-दर्शनम् तथा कबन्ध-प्रवेशः (Ayomukhi Encounter and the ظهور of Kabandha)
कराभ्यां विविधान्गृह्यऋक्षान्पक्षिगणान्मृगान्।आकर्षन्तं विकर्षन्तमनेकान्मृगयूथपान्।।।।स्थितमावृत्य पन्थानं तयोर्भ्रात्रोः प्रपन्नयोः।
karābhyāṁ vividhān gṛhya ṛkṣān pakṣigaṇān mṛgān |
ākarṣantaṁ vikarṣantaṁ anekān mṛgayūthapān ||
sthitam āvṛtya panthānaṁ tayoḥ bhrātroḥ prapannayoḥ ||3.69.32||
With both hands he seized various bears, flocks of birds, and deer—dragging some toward himself and flinging others away—and, standing there, he blocked the path of the two brothers who had come that way.
He stood rooted there, catching bears, flocks of birds and deer with both his hands stretching up to one yojana, pulling and pushing them. (Now) he obstructed the path of the two brothers.
Dharma here appears as the duty to confront obstruction and violence that threaten rightful travel and safety; adharma blocks the path, and the righteous must respond.
Kabandha actively terrorizes creatures and then physically obstructs Rama and Lakshmana’s route.
Perseverance and resolve: the brothers must continue their righteous quest despite intimidation and impediments.