Shloka 5
युद्धे अङ्गद-मैन्द-द्विविद-राक्षसयुद्धम्; कुम्भस्य प्रादुर्भावः तथा सुग्रीवेण पराभवः
Sarga 76: Angada and the Vanara chiefs battle Kampana, Prajaṅgha, Yūpākṣa, Śoṇitākṣa; Kumbha enters and is checked by Sugrīva
सोङ्गदंनिशितैर्बाणैस्तदाविव्याधवेगितः ।शरीरदारणैस्तीक्ष्णैःकालाग्निसमविग्रहैः ।।।।क्षुरक्षुरप्रैर्नाराचैर्वत्सदन्तैश्शिलीमुखैः ।कर्णिशल्यविपाठैश्चबहुभिश्चशितैश्शरैः ।।।।
so 'ṅgadaṃ niśitair bāṇais tadā vivyādha vegitaḥ |
śarīradāraṇais tīkṣṇaiḥ kālāgnisamavigrahaiḥ ||
kṣurakṣuraprair nārācair vatsadantaiś śilīmukhaiḥ |
karṇiśalyavipāṭhaiś ca bahubhiś ca śitaiḥ śaraiḥ ||
അപ്പോൾ വേഗത്തോടെ അവൻ അങ്കദനെ മൂർച്ചയുള്ള അമ്പുകളാൽ കുത്തിത്തുളച്ചു—ശരീരം പിളർത്തുന്നത്ര തീക്ഷ്ണവും പ്രളയാഗ്നിയെപ്പോലെ ഭയങ്കരവുമായ—ക്ഷുര, ക്ഷുരപ്ര, നാരാച, വത്സദന്ത, ശിലീമുഖ, കർണി, ശല്യ, വിപാട തുടങ്ങിയ പലവിധ കൂരായ ശരങ്ങളാൽ അവനെ വേദനിപ്പിച്ചു.
He (Sonitaksha) swiftly pierced with pointed shafts resembling fire raging at the time of dissolution and struck Angada with arrows known by names, Ksura, Ksurapra, Naracha, Vatsadanta, Silimukha, Karni, Salya, vipada and many sharp arrows.
FAQs
It points to the intensified stakes of war: Dharma demands inner steadiness when violence escalates, and discernment about the destructive power of weapons.
Kumbha (by context) unleashes a barrage of specialized arrows upon Aṅgada, emphasizing the ferocity and technical arsenal of the battle.
Aṅgada’s fortitude is implied by the need to withstand such an onslaught; Kumbha’s martial expertise is emphasized through named weapon-types.