Shloka 154
कुम्भकर्णवधः
The Slaying of Kumbhakarna
यैस्सायकैस्सालवरानिकृत्तावालीहतोवानरपुङ्गवश्च ।तेकुम्भकर्णस्यतदाशरीरंवज्रोपमं न व्यधयांप्रचक्रुः ।।।।
yaiḥ sāyakaiḥ sālavarān nikṛttā vālī hato vānarapuṅgavaś ca | te kumbhakarṇasya tadā śarīraṃ vajropamaṃ na vyadhayāṃ pracakruḥ ||
かの強きサーラ樹を断ち、また猿族の雄ヴァーリーを討ったその同じ矢――雷霆のごときその矢も、その時は金剛（ヴァジュラ）のように堅いクンバカルナの身を貫けなかった。
Those arrows which had cut down the Sala trees and the Vanara leader, Vali, which were like thunderbolts, did not affect Kumbhakarna's body.
FAQs
The verse teaches discernment: past success does not guarantee present outcomes. Dharma in action requires adapting wisely while remaining committed to the righteous goal.
The narration recalls Rāma’s earlier feats with the same arrows, yet emphasizes that Kumbhakarṇa’s body proves unusually resistant.
Rāma’s proven capability is acknowledged, while the immediate virtue called for is strategic patience and resolve.