Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 67, Shloka 16
कुम्भकर्णवधः
The Slaying of Kumbhakarna
तानिपर्वतशृङ्गाणिशूलेन स बिभेद ह ।।।।बभञ्जवृक्षवर्षं च कुम्भकर्णोमहाबलः ।
tāni parvataśṛṅgāṇi śūlena sa bibheda ha | babhañja vṛkṣavarṣaṃ ca kumbhakarṇo mahābalaḥ ||
महाबली कुम्भकर्णाने शूळाने ती पर्वतशिखरे फोडून काढली आणि वृक्षवृष्टीसारखा मारा देखील चुरडून टाकला।
Mighty Kumbhakarna split off the rocks, mountain peaks and the trees breaking them.
FAQs
The verse cautions that raw force can overwhelm material defenses; dharma ultimately depends on right purpose and disciplined leadership, not mere might.
Kumbhakarṇa counters the vānara barrage of uprooted trees and even splits mountain peaks with his weapon.
Kumbhakarṇa’s physical prowess is foregrounded (bala), serving as a narrative foil to Rāma’s dharmic, measured use of divine weapons.
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