Shloka 162
कुम्भकर्णवधः
The Slaying of Kumbhakarna
स कुम्भकर्णस्यभुजोनिकृत्तःपपातभूमौगिरिसन्निकाशः ।विवेष्टमानोनिजाघनवृक्षान् शैलान्शिलावानरराक्षसांश्च ।।।।
sa kumbhakarṇasya bhujō nikṛttaḥ papāta bhūmau girisannikāśaḥ | viveṣṭamāno nijāghana vṛkṣān śailān śilā vānararākṣasāṃś ca ||
Lengan Kumbhakarṇa yang tertebas, sebesar gunung, jatuh ke bumi. Ketika jatuh ia berpusing, meremukkan pepohon, batu-batan, bongkah-bongkah, serta para pahlawan vānara dan rākṣasa sekali gus.
Kumbhakarna who resembled a mountain, his arm severed turning round and round fell on trees, mountains, Vanaras and Rakshasas crushing them.
FAQs
Adharma-driven conflict spreads suffering indiscriminately; the verse highlights why dharma traditions treat war as a last resort with grave moral weight.
Kumbhakarṇa’s severed arm whirls down and crushes both sides’ fighters and the terrain.
Implied is the need for compassion and restraint by leaders: even justified war must be waged with awareness of inevitable, wide-reaching harm.