Shloka 6.76.62

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)

Devanagari script

तस्यबाणपथंप्राप्य न शेकुरतिवर्तितुम् ।।।।वानरेन्द्रामहात्मानोवेलामिवमहादधिः ।

Transliteration

tasya bāṇapathaṃ prāpya na śekur ativartitum | vānarendrā mahātmāno velām iva mahādadhiḥ ||

Translation

Coming within the range of his arrows, those great-souled Vānara chiefs could not pass beyond it, just as the great ocean cannot overstep its shoreline.

Context

The Vanara leaders could not bear the range of arrows of Kumbhaka, just as a tide can't overstep the shore of an ocean.

Characters & Entities

• Kumbha (implicit as ‘his’)
• Vānara chiefs

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Recognition of limits (maryādā): even the powerful must respect boundaries—here shown through the ocean’s shore as a moral image of restraint.

What is the narrative situation?

The Vānara leaders are forced to halt because Kumbha’s arrow-range prevents them from advancing.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Maryādā-bodha (awareness of boundaries) and strategic patience under pressure.