Shloka 53
युद्धे अङ्गद-मैन्द-द्विविद-राक्षसयुद्धम्; कुम्भस्य प्रादुर्भावः तथा सुग्रीवेण पराभवः
Sarga 76: Angada and the Vanara chiefs battle Kampana, Prajaṅgha, Yūpākṣa, Śoṇitākṣa; Kumbha enters and is checked by Sugrīva
सम्पीड्यरसिचास्कन्धम् करेणाभिनिवेश्य च ।।।।किञ्चिदभ्यवनम्यैनमुन्ममाथयथागजः ।
sampīḍyorasi cāskandhaṃ kareṇābhiniveśya ca |
kiñcid abhyavanamyainam unmamātha yathā gajaḥ ||
Idiniin ang puno ng kahoy sa kanyang dibdib at inalalayan ito ng kanyang kamay, bahagya niya itong binaluktot at pagkatapos ay binunot—tulad ng isang elepanteng bumubunot ng puno.
Compressing the trunk of the tree on the chest with one hand and bending forward a little its branches with another hand, he (Angada) tore Kumbha in that way in the great fight like an elephant.
FAQs
The verse illustrates dharma as vigorous right effort: when duty demands resistance to adharma, one must act with full strength and resolve.
Angada, though injured, uproots the tree he has seized, preparing it as a weapon in the fight.
Indomitable will (dhṛti): Angada’s capacity to continue and escalate his response despite wounds.