Shloka 6.43.24
द्वन्द्वयुद्धप्रवृत्तिः (Dvandva-Yuddha: The Onset of Single Combats)
भिन्नगात्रश्शरैस्तीक्ष्णैःक्षिप्रहस्तेनरक्षसा ।ग्रसन्तमिवसैन्यानिप्रघसंवानराधिपः ।।6.43.24।।सुग्रीवस्सप्तपर्णेननिर्भिभेदजघानच ।
bhinnagātraḥ śarais tīkṣṇaiḥ kṣiprahastena rakṣasā |
grasantam iva sainyāni praghasaṃ vānarādhipaḥ || 6.43.24 ||
sugrīvaḥ saptaparṇena nirbhibheda jaghāna ca |
As the swift-handed rākṣasa Praghasa, his limbs rent by sharp arrows, seemed as though he would devour the armies, Sugrīva—the lord of the Vānara hosts—split him open and slew him with a saptaparṇa tree.
Sugriva, the Vanara leader, taking hold of Sapataparni tree hit Pratapan who had his mouth open as if to swallow the army and killed him.
Dharma appears as protective leadership: Sugrīva acts to prevent mass harm to his troops by eliminating a rampaging enemy.
Praghasa threatens the Vānara forces; Sugrīva intervenes forcefully and kills him using a tree as a weapon.
Sugrīva’s kingship in action—decisive guardianship of his people in crisis.