Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 67, Shloka 163
कुम्भकर्णवधः
The Slaying of Kumbhakarna
तंछिन्नबाहुंसमवेक्ष्यरामःसमापतन्तंसहसानदन्तम् ।द्वावर्धचन्द्रौनिशितौप्रगृह्यचिच्छेदपादौयुधिराक्षसस्य ।।।।
taṃ chinnabāhuṃ samavekṣya rāmaḥ samāpatantaṃ sahasā nadantam | dvāv ardhacandrau niśitau pragṛhya ciccheda pādau yudhi rākṣasasya ||
छिन्नबाहू असूनही जो राक्षस सहसा गर्जत धावत आला, त्यास पाहून श्रीरामांनी तत्काळ दोन तीक्ष्ण अर्धचंद्राकार बाण उचलून रणांगणात त्याचे दोन्ही पाय छेदिले।
Perceiving Kumbhakarna with broken arms rushing towards him, Rama at once took a sharp moon shaped arrow and split his feet.
FAQs
Dharma protects the many: when a threat continues despite warnings and wounds, decisive action to stop further slaughter becomes a duty.
Kumbhakarṇa keeps charging even after losing an arm; Rāma disables him by cutting his feet with crescent-headed arrows.
Rāma’s protective resolve (rakṣaṇa-dharma): stopping a rampaging aggressor swiftly and effectively.
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