Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 77, Shloka 23
निकुम्भवधः — The Slaying of Nikumbha
Hanuman’s Duel
अथनिनदतिसादितेनिकुम्भेपवनसुतेनरणेबभूवयुद्धम् ।दशरथसुतराक्षसेन्द्रसून्वोर्भृशतरमागतरोषयोस्सुभीमम् ।।।।
atha ninadati sā dite nikumbhe pavanasutena raṇe babhūva yuddham | daśarathasuta-rākṣasendra-sūnvor bhṛśataram āgata-roṣayoḥ subhīmam ||
ତେବେ ପବନପୁତ୍ର ରଣଭୂମିରେ ଏପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଗର୍ଜୁଥିବା ନିକୁମ୍ଭକୁ ବଧ କଲାପରେ, ଦଶରଥନନ୍ଦନ ଓ ରାକ୍ଷସରାଜଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ର—ଅତି କ୍ରୋଧରେ ଦୀପ୍ତ ଦୁହେଁ—ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଭୟଙ୍କର ଓ ଉଗ୍ର ଯୁଦ୍ଧ ଉଦ୍ଭବ ହେଲା।
And thereafter as Nikumbha killed by windgod's son was crying aloud in the battlefield, a violent and fierce war took place between the highly disturbed son of Dasharatha and Rakshasa Makara.
FAQs
Dharma in conflict includes vigilance over anger: the verse notes furious wrath driving combat, implicitly contrasting raw rage with Rāma’s ideal of controlled righteous action.
After Nikumbha’s fall, the larger war intensifies, shifting focus to a fierce duel involving Rāma and a rākṣasa prince.
Rāma’s steadfast leadership under provocation—facing escalating violence while continuing the righteous campaign.