Note 67 — ĀRANYA KĀNDAM. (continued 4)
Manmatha Nath Dutt translation
The purport is:—Lakshmana wanted to chop off the arms of Kavandha and not to put an end to its life as it was not capable of fighting, being a headless demon. And it is not proper for the Kshatryas to destroy those who cannot fight.—T.