Shloka 6.26.3
वानरमुख्य-परिचयः (Catalogue of Principal Vānara Leaders)
त्वंतुसौम्यपरित्रस्तोहरिभिर्निर्जितोभृशम् ।प्रतिप्रदानमद्यैवसीतायास्साधुमन्यसे ।।।।
adīno roṣaṇaś caṇḍaḥ saṅgrāmam abhikāṅkṣati |
eṣo 'py āśaṃsate laṅkāṃ svenānīkena marditum ||6.26.30||
Unfainting, fierce in wrath and grim, he longed for battle; he too desired to crush Laṅkā with his own troops.
As you are vanquished by the noble Vanaras you are frightened like this and thinking it is good to surrender Sita.
When the cause is dharmic, courage and readiness to confront adharma are virtues; the verse frames battle-spirit as duty rather than cruelty for its own sake.
Kumuda’s temperament and intent are stated: he is eager for the coming war and confident in his own contingent.
Dhairya and utsāha: unwavering resolve and energetic willingness to act.