Shloka 34
धूम्राक्षवधः
The Slaying of Dhumrākṣa
तस्यक्रुद्धस्यरोषेणगदांतांबहुकण्टकाम् ।पातयामासधूम्राक्षोमस्तकेऽथहनूमतः ।।6.52.34।।
tasya kruddhasya roṣeṇa gadāṃ tāṃ bahukaṇṭakām | pātayāmāsa dhūmrākṣo mastake 'tha hanūmataḥ ||6.52.34||
കോപാഗ്നിയിൽ ജ്വലിച്ച ധൂമ്രാക്ഷൻ അനേകം മുളകളുള്ള ആ ഗദ ഹനുമാന്റെ ശിരസ്സിന്മേൽ പ്രഹരിച്ചു വീഴ്ത്തി.
And then lifting his mace fixed with many nails, Dhumraksha enraged lighted on Hanuman.
FAQs
Anger (krodha) as a driver of harm: the act is propelled by rage, reminding that dharma requires mastery over passion even amid conflict.
In the close combat, Dhūmrākṣa lands a blow on Hanumān’s head with a spiked mace.
The verse foregrounds ferocity and force; by contrast, it implicitly elevates the dharmic ideal of self-restraint by showing rage’s violent outcome.