Shloka 101
कुम्भकर्णवधः
The Slaying of Kumbhakarna
तस्मिन् कालेसुमित्रायाःपुत्रःपरबलार्दनः ।चकारलक्ष्मणःक्रुद्धोयुद्धंपरपुरञ्जयः ।।।।
tasmin kāle sumitrāyāḥ putraḥ parabalārdanaḥ |
cakāra lakṣmaṇaḥ kruddho yuddhaṃ parapurañjayaḥ ||
ครานั้น พระลักษมณ์ โอรสแห่งสุมิตรา ผู้ทำลายกำลังศัตรู ผู้พิชิตนครป้อมปราการของข้าศึก เมื่อกริ้วแล้วก็เข้าสู่สมรภูมิ
At that time, Sumitra's son, Lakshmana, winner of enemy forces, conqueror of forts, enraged went to fight.
FAQs
It highlights kṣātra-dharma: when protecting righteousness and one’s side in a just war, a warrior must step forward decisively, even under strong emotion, while remaining committed to the larger cause.
Lakṣmaṇa, provoked amid the battlefield against Kumbhakarṇa’s forces, moves to engage directly in combat.
Valor and resolve—Lakṣmaṇa’s readiness to confront overwhelming power for the sake of Rāma’s mission.