Shloka 38
कुम्भकर्णप्रस्थानम्
Kumbhakarna’s Departure for Battle
रक्ताक्षास्सुमहाकायानीलाञ्चनचयोपमाः ।शूलानुद्यम्यखडगांश्चनिशितांश्चपरश्वधान् ।।।।बहुव्यामांश्चपरिघान्गदाश्चमुसलानि च ।तालस्कन्धांश्चविपुलान्क्षेपणीयान्दुरासदान् ।।।।
raktākṣāḥ sumahākāyā nīlāñcanacayopamāḥ |
śūlān udyamya khaḍgāṃś ca niśitāṃś ca paraśvadhān ||6.65.38||
bahuvyāmāṃś ca parighān gadāś ca musalāni ca |
tālaskandhāṃś ca vipulān kṣepaṇīyān durāsadān ||6.65.38||
Rotäugig und von riesigem Leib, dunkel wie Haufen blauer Anjana-Schminke, zogen sie heran, Tridente, Schwerter und scharf geschliffene Äxte schwingend; dazu eisenene Stangen von vielen Spannen, Keulen und Knüttel, gewaltige Palmstämme und schwer abzuwehrende Wurfgeschosse.
Rakshasas with blood red eyes, of huge body size, dark blue in colour, holding tridents, sharpened whetted axes and weapons of many kinds, iron bars and maces, clubs, mallets and palmyra trees, the evil minded vast army set out.
FAQs
By detailing instruments of harm, the verse implicitly frames war as a domain requiring restraint and righteousness; dharma is measured by how power is used, not merely possessed.
The poet catalogs the terrifying appearance and armaments of the rākṣasa troops advancing to battle.
Strength and preparedness (bala, udyama), presented as raw force that must be ethically governed to align with dharma.