Shloka 6.68.22
कुम्भकर्णवधश्रवणेन रावणविलापः (Ravana’s Lament on Hearing of Kumbhakarna’s Slaying)
विभीषणवचोयावत्कुम्भकर्णप्रहस्तयोः ।विनाशोऽयंसमुत्पन्नोमांव्रीडयतिदारुणः ।।।।
pratapitvā muhūrtaṃ tu praśānto rāma-tejasā |
kāyenārtha-praviṣṭena samudraṃ bhīma-darśanam ||
nikṛtta-kaṇṭhoru-bhujo vikṣaran rudhiraṃ bahu |
ruddhvā dvāraṃ śarīreṇa laṅkāyāḥ parvatopamaḥ ||
kumbhakarṇas tava bhrātā kākutstha-śara-pīḍitaḥ |
lagaṇḍa-bhūto vikṛto dāva-dagdha iva drumaḥ ||
For a brief while your brother Kumbhakarṇa displayed his might; but he was brought to stillness by the blazing power of Rāma. His mountain-like body—mutilated, pouring forth much blood—lay like a dreadful sea of ruin, blocking the gate of Laṅkā with his very corpse. Struck down by the arrows of Kakutstha, he looked distorted, like a tree burned in a forest-fire.
"Thus, loss of both Kumbhakarna and Prahastha is dreadful. It is because of not following the words of advice of Vibheeshana totally. It hurts me."
Adharma-driven aggression culminates in inevitable ruin; the verse underscores that moral disorder produces visible, devastating consequences.
A report is delivered to Rāvaṇa describing Kumbhakarṇa’s death and the horrific state of his fallen body at the gate of Laṅkā.
Rāma’s steadfast valor and disciplined power—his ‘tejas’—is shown as decisive and unwavering in restoring order on the battlefield.