Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 67, Shloka 32
कुम्भकर्णवधः
The Slaying of Kumbhakarna
तंशैलमिवशैलाभाःसर्वेतुप्लवगर्षभाः ।समारुह्यसमुत्पत्यददंशुश्चमहाबलाः ।।।।
taṃ śailam iva śailābhāḥ sarve tu plavagarṣabhāḥ |
samāruhya samutpatya dadaṃśuś ca mahābalāḥ |
Semua banteng perkasa di antara para Vānara, yang sendiri laksana gunung, memanjatnya seolah ia sebuah gunung; mereka melompat naik dan menggigitnya dengan kekuatan besar.
The bulls among Vanaras themselves looking like mountains endowed with great strength climbed up Kumbhakarna and bit him.
FAQs
Righteous resistance: facing overwhelming force, the defenders act with resolve and unity to restrain adharma’s violence.
The strongest Vānaras swarm Kumbhakarṇa, climbing and biting him to halt his advance.
Fearlessness and collective discipline—many act as one against a stronger foe.