Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 67, Shloka 160
कुम्भकर्णवधः
The Slaying of Kumbhakarna
स कुम्भकर्णोऽस्त्रनिकृत्तबाहुर्महासिकृत्ताग्रइवाचलेन्द्रः ।उत्पाटयामासकरेणवृक्षंततोऽभिदुद्रावरणेनरेन्द्रम् ।।।।
sa kumbhakarṇo 'stranikṛttabāhur mahāsikṛttāgra ivācalendraḥ | utpāṭayāmāsa kareṇa vṛkṣaṃ tato 'bhidudrāva raṇe narendram ||
Si Kumbhakarṇa, na naputol ang bisig dahil sa sandata, ay wari’y dambuhalang bundok na tinapyas ang tuktok; saka, binunot niya sa kamay ang isang punong tala at sumugod sa hari sa gitna ng labanan.
One arm cut off, Kumbhakarna deprived of limb looked like a mountain with peak cut off. Thereafter he seized a palmyra tree and went towards Rama.
FAQs
Persistence without righteousness becomes destructive; dharma values courage, but only when aligned with just intent.
Despite losing an arm, Kumbhakarṇa uproots a palmyra tree and charges straight at Rāma.
Tenacity and fearlessness (though serving adharma), highlighting how virtues can be ethically redirected by the cause they serve.