Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 67, Shloka 126
कुम्भकर्णवधः
The Slaying of Kumbhakarna
ततस्तुरामोधर्मात्मातस्यशृङ्गंमहत्तदा ।।।।शरैःकाञ्चनचित्राङ्गैश्चिच्छेदपुरुषर्षभः ।
tatas tu rāmo dharmātmā tasya śṛṅgaṃ mahat tadā | śaraiḥ kāñcana-citrāṅgaiś ciccheda puruṣarṣabhaḥ ||
ಅನಂತರ ಧರ್ಮಾತ್ಮನಾದ, ಪುರುಷಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠನಾದ ರಾಮನು, ಆ ಕ್ಷಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಂಚನದಿಂದ ಅಲಂಕರಿತವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಕಾಶಿಸುವ ಬಾಣಗಳಿಂದ ಆ ಮಹತ್ತರ ಶಿಖರವನ್ನು ಚಿದ್ರಗೊಳಿಸಿದನು.
The righteous Rama, a bull among men, taking his arrows adorned with gold split the peak of the mountain.
FAQs
It presents dharma as active guardianship: Rāma’s righteousness is inseparable from timely, skilled action that neutralizes danger.
Rāma continues to break apart the threatening peak with his arrows, preventing its destructive impact.
Dharmic excellence (dharma + competence): moral authority reinforced by capability.