Shloka 6.76.20
युद्धे अङ्गद-मैन्द-द्विविद-राक्षसयुद्धम्; कुम्भस्य प्रादुर्भावः तथा सुग्रीवेण पराभवः (Sarga 76: Angada and the Vanara chiefs battle Kampana, Prajaṅgha, Yūpākṣa, Śoṇitākṣa; Kumbha enters and is checked by Sugrīva)
सृष्टाव्निविदमैन्दाभ्यांद्रुमानुत्पाट्यवीर्यवान् ।बभञ्जगदयामध्येशोणिताक्षःप्रतापवान् ।।।।
sṛṣṭān vivida-maindābhyāṃ drumān utpāṭya vīryavān | babhañja gadayā madhye śoṇitākṣaḥ pratāpavān ||
Valiant Śoṇitākṣa tore up the trees hurled by Dvivida and Mainda, and with his mace smashed them in mid-course.
Heroic and courageous Sonitaksha tore the trees hurled by Dwivida and Mainda in midway by his mace and crushed them.
Dharma in warfare includes meeting attacks with proportionate, skillful defense; the verse emphasizes capability and presence of mind rather than cruelty.
Dvivida and Mainda attack by hurling trees; Śoṇitākṣa counters by smashing the incoming trees mid-flight with his mace.
Strength allied with timing—effective intervention at the critical moment.