Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 67, Shloka 160
कुम्भकर्णवधः
The Slaying of Kumbhakarna
स कुम्भकर्णोऽस्त्रनिकृत्तबाहुर्महासिकृत्ताग्रइवाचलेन्द्रः ।उत्पाटयामासकरेणवृक्षंततोऽभिदुद्रावरणेनरेन्द्रम् ।।।।
sa kumbhakarṇo 'stranikṛttabāhur mahāsikṛttāgra ivācalendraḥ | utpāṭayāmāsa kareṇa vṛkṣaṃ tato 'bhidudrāva raṇe narendram ||
Kumbhakarṇa, yang lengannya tertebas oleh senjata, tampak laksana gunung besar yang puncaknya terpenggal. Lalu ia mencabut sebatang pohon palem dengan tangannya dan menerjang Raja Rāma di tengah gelanggang perang.
One arm cut off, Kumbhakarna deprived of limb looked like a mountain with peak cut off. Thereafter he seized a palmyra tree and went towards Rama.
FAQs
Persistence without righteousness becomes destructive; dharma values courage, but only when aligned with just intent.
Despite losing an arm, Kumbhakarṇa uproots a palmyra tree and charges straight at Rāma.
Tenacity and fearlessness (though serving adharma), highlighting how virtues can be ethically redirected by the cause they serve.