Shloka 6.61.9
कुम्भकर्णदर्शनम् — The Appearance of Kumbhakarna and the Account of His Might
येनवैवस्वतोयुद्धेवासवश्चपराजितः ।सैषविश्रवसःपुत्रःकुम्भकर्णःप्रतापवान् ।।6.61.9।।अस्यप्रमाणसदृशोराक्षसाऽन्यो न विद्यते ।
tato harīṇāṃ tad anīkam ugraṃ rarāja śailodyata-dīptahastam |
gireḥ samīpānugataṃ yathaiva han mahāmbhodharajālam ugraṃ ||6.61.40||
Then that fierce vānara host shone forth—its hands blazing as they lifted rocks and trees—massed close together like a terrible bank of great storm-clouds clinging to a mountain’s side.
"Vyvasvatha (Lord of death) as well as Vasava (Indra) were defeated by him in war. He is Kumbhakarna, the son of sage Visrava, a stupendous one and there is no other Rakshasa who equals him in size."
Dharma is steadfast unity in a righteous cause: the imagery highlights coordinated strength—power becomes ethically meaningful when directed by right purpose and disciplined order.
The narration poetically describes the vānaras advancing in close formation, carrying rocks and trees, as the sarga concludes.
Cohesion and courage of the vānaras—collective resolve rather than scattered fear.