Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 60, Shloka 79
कुम्भकर्णविबोधनम्
The Awakening of Kumbhakarna
राक्षसांस्तर्पयिष्यामिहरीणांमांसशोणितैः ।रामलक्ष्मणयोश्चापिस्वयंपास्यामिशोणितम् ।।।।
rākṣasāṃs tarpayiṣyāmi harīṇāṃ māṃsaśoṇitaiḥ |rāmalakṣmaṇayoś cāpi svayaṃ pāsyāmi śoṇitam ||
মই বানৰসকলৰ মাংস আৰু ৰক্তেৰে ৰাক্ষসসকলক তৃপ্ত কৰিম; আৰু শ্ৰীৰাম-লক্ষ্মণৰ ৰক্তো মই নিজেই পান কৰিম।
"I will satisfy the Rakshasas with the flesh and blood of Rama and Lakshmana. You will see."
FAQs
It functions as an ethical warning by contrast: dharma rejects cruelty and bloodlust; indulging in such speech reveals inner adharma that leads to downfall.
Kumbhakarṇa escalates from confidence to explicit threats of brutal violence against the vānaras and the two brothers.
Negative exemplar: absence of compassion and restraint, showing how krodha and rajas can dominate a warrior.
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