Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 67, Shloka 150
कुम्भकर्णवधः
The Slaying of Kumbhakarna
पश्यमेमुद्गरंभीमंसर्वकालायसंमहत् ।अनेननिर्जितादेवादानवाश्चपुरामया ।।।।
paśya me mudgaraṃ bhīmaṃ sarvakālāyasaṃ mahat | anena nirjitā devā dānavāś ca purā mayā ||
पहा माझा हा भीषण, विशाल, सर्वथा लोखंडी मुद्गर; याच्याच बळावर मी पूर्वी देव आणि दानवांनाही जिंकले होते।
"See my terrible club made of wrought iron. By this I have won earlier Devatas and Danavas."
FAQs
The verse warns ethically against pride rooted in past victories. In the Ramayana, power without righteousness tends toward adharma; dharma requires humility and restraint even in strength.
Kumbhakarṇa boasts before Rāma, displaying his iron club and recalling earlier conquests.
By contrast, Rāma’s virtue is implied: measured strength that does not rely on boasting; Kumbhakarṇa displays arrogance.