Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 67, Shloka 144
कुम्भकर्णवधः
The Slaying of Kumbhakarna
स तस्यचापनिर्घोषात्कुपितोराक्षसर्षभः ।अमृष्यमाणस्तंघोषमभिदुद्रावराघवम् ।।।।
sa tasya cāpanirghoṣāt kupito rākṣasarṣabhaḥ |
amṛṣyamāṇas taṃ ghoṣam abhidudrāva rāghavam ||
तस्य चापनिर्घोषात् कुपितो राक्षसर्षभः, तं घोषम् अमृष्यमाणः राघवं अभिदुद्राव।
Enraged by the loud sound of the twang of the bow, the bull among Rakshasas unable to bear rushed towards Raghava.
FAQs
It cautions against reactive anger: being ruled by impulse leads to reckless choices, whereas dharma requires steadiness and judgment.
Kumbhakarṇa, provoked by the bow’s sound, abandons restraint and charges toward Rāma.
Negative emphasis on krodha (wrath) as a vice; by contrast, Rāma’s calm preparedness is implied.
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