Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 77, Shloka 12
निकुम्भवधः — The Slaying of Nikumbha
Hanuman’s Duel
स्थिरेतस्योरसिव्यूढेपरिघश्शतधाकृतः ।।।।विकीर्यमाणस्सहसाउल्काशतमिवाम्बरे ।
sthire tasyorasi vyūḍhe parighaḥ śatadhā kṛtaḥ |
vikīryamāṇaḥ sahasā ulkā-śatam ivāmbare ||
သူ၏ ကျယ်ပြန့်၍ တည်ငြိမ်သော ရင်ဘတ်ကို ထိခိုက်သည့်ခဏမှာပင် သံတုတ်သည် အပိုင်းတစ်ရာကွဲသွား၍ ကောင်းကင်၌ မီးလုံးတစ်ရာ ပျံ့ကြဲသကဲ့သို့ ချက်ချင်း ပြန့်ကျဲသွား၏။
The great Vanara did not move and remained steady like a mountain in an earthquake with the iron club touching him.
FAQs
Dharma is portrayed as an inner strength that cannot be broken by external force; when one stands for a righteous cause, aggression may recoil upon itself.
Nikumbha’s weapon fails dramatically: the club breaks apart upon contact with Hanumān’s chest.
Hanumān’s invincibility in service (sevā-niṣṭhā): his steadfast dedication to Rāma manifests as unshakable strength.