Shloka 93
कुम्भकर्णवधः
The Slaying of Kumbhakarna
गतेतुतस्मिन् सुरराजशत्रुःक्रोधात्प्रदुद्रावरणायभूयः ।अनायुधोऽस्मीतिविचिन्त्यरौद्रोघोरंतदामुद्गरमाससाद ।।।।
gate tu tasmin surarājaśatruḥ krodhāt pradudrāva raṇāya bhūyaḥ |
anāyudho ’smīti vicintya raudro ghoraṁ tadā mudgaram āsasāda ||
جب وہ (سُگریو) چلا گیا تو دیوراج کے دشمن نے غضب میں پھر میدانِ جنگ کی طرف دھاوا کیا۔ یہ سوچ کر کہ “میں بے ہتھیار ہوں”، اس ہیبت ناک نے اسی وقت ایک نہایت خوفناک لوہے کا مُدگر (گُرز) تھام لیا۔
Himself (Sugriva) gone, the enemy of the Lord of gods rushed again retreating, "I am ferocious, without weapon." Then seizing an iron mallet, Sugriva went reflecting.
FAQs
The verse highlights how anger propels escalation; dharma urges that power and weaponry be governed by right intention and restraint.
After Sugrīva withdraws/rejoins Rāma, Kumbhakarṇa—realizing he is unarmed—grabs a heavy iron mallet to continue fighting.
Martial readiness (though driven by wrath), offering a cautionary contrast to righteous preparedness grounded in dharma.