Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 60, Shloka 52
कुम्भकर्णविबोधनम्
The Awakening of Kumbhakarna
अन्येचबलिनस्तस्यकूटमुद्गरपाणयः ।।।।मूर्ध्निवक्षसिगात्रेषुपातन् कूटमुद्गरान् ।
anye ca balinas tasya kūṭamudgarapāṇayaḥ |
mūrdhni vakṣasi gātreṣu pātan kūṭamudgarān ||
Lại có những kẻ dũng mãnh khác, tay cầm chùy nặng; chúng giáng những chùy ấy xuống đầu, ngực và khắp các chi thể của hắn.
Some had their nails fixed with mallets, letting their mallets fall on the forehead, on the chest and throw at of Kumbhakarna.
FAQs
It serves as a cautionary tableau: when urgency lacks ethical restraint, actions become harsh and dehumanizing—dharma requires proportionality and right means.
The rākṣasas escalate to heavy blows on Kumbhakarṇa’s body to force him awake.
Physical strength and force of will—presented as power, but ethically ambiguous in its application.