Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 67, Shloka 44
कुम्भकर्णवधः
The Slaying of Kumbhakarna
शैलशृङ्गंमहद्गृह्यविनदंश्चमुहुर्मुहुः ।त्रासयन्राक्षसान्सर्वान् कुम्भकर्णपदानुगान् ।।।।चिक्षेपशैलशिखरंकुम्भकर्णस्यमूर्धनि ।
śailaśṛṅgaṃ mahad gṛhya vinadaṃś ca muhur muhuḥ |
trāsayan rākṣasān sarvān kumbhakarṇapadānugān ||
cikṣepa śailaśikharaṃ kumbhakarṇasya mūrdhani ||
அங்கதன் ஒரு பெரும் மலைச்சிகரத்தைப் பிடித்து, மீண்டும் மீண்டும் கர்ஜித்து, கும்பகர்ணனைத் தொடர்ந்து வந்த எல்லா ராட்சசர்களையும் அச்சுறுத்தி, அந்த மலைமுனையை கும்பகர்ணனின் தலையில் எறிந்தான்.
Angada taking a huge peak of a mountain roaring again and again following Kumbhakarna frightening the Rakshasas flung the mountain top on the forehead of Kumbhakarna and crushed him.
FAQs
Dharma as protection through proportionate force: Angada uses available means to stop a mass-killer, aiming at restraint of evil rather than cruelty.
Angada confronts Kumbhakarṇa directly, seizes a mountain-summit, frightens the surrounding Rākṣasas, and strikes Kumbhakarṇa on the head with it.
Audārya with vīrya (noble bravery): fearlessness paired with a protective motive—breaking the enemy’s momentum to safeguard allies.