Shloka 100

कुम्भकर्णवधः

The Slaying of Kumbhakarna

Devanagari script

मेदोवसाशोणितदिग्धगात्रःकरायवसक्तग्रथितान्त्रमालः ।ववर्षशूलानिसतीक्षणदंष्ट्रःकालोयुगान्तस्थइववृद्धः ।।।।

Transliteration

medovasāśoṇita-digdha-gātraḥ karāyavāsakta-grathitāntra-mālaḥ | vavarṣa śūlāni satīkṣṇa-daṁṣṭraḥ kālo yugānta-stha iva vṛddhaḥ ||

Translation

Mit fett- und blutbeschmierten Gliedern, Girlanden aus verfilzten Eingeweiden an den Ohren und rasierklingenscharfen Hauern ließ er Speere regnen – gleich dem Tod selbst am Ende des Zeitalters.

Word by Word

• medovasāśoṇitadigdhagātraḥ: whose limbs were smeared with fat and blood
• medovasāśoṇitadigdhagātraḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: medas + vasā + śoṇita + digdha + gātra (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: बहुव्रीहिसमास (possessive): 'यस्य गात्राणि मेदसा वसया शोणितेन च दिग्धानि'; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• karayoḥ: of (his) hands
• karayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Gen), द्विवचन

• avasakta: hanging/attached
• avasakta: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ava-sañj (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'hanging/attached'

• grathita: tangled/knotted
• grathita: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: grath (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'entangled/knotted'

• antramālāḥ: a garland of entrails
• antramālāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antra + mālā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): 'अन्त्राणां माला'; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• vavarṣa: rained/shot forth
• vavarṣa: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛṣ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• śūlāni: spears/pikes
• śūlāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc), बहुवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (pronoun)

• tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭraḥ: having sharp fangs
• tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭraḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tīkṣṇa + daṃṣṭrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि: 'यस्य दंष्ट्राः तीक्ष्णाः'; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kālaḥ: Time/Death
• kālaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• yugāntasthaḥ: standing at the end of an age
• yugāntasthaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuga + anta + stha (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्ताधार)
• Form: सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष: 'युगान्ते स्थितः'; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• iva: like/as
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमार्थक-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• vṛddhaḥ: grown/enlarged
• vṛddhaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vṛddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Context

Vanara (Dwivida) going near Kumbhakarna struck him with the mountain. He missed the target and it fell on his army.

Characters & Entities

• Kumbhakarṇa (implied by description in context)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

The verse highlights how adharma manifests as horrifying violence and intimidation; dharma requires resisting such terror without losing moral clarity.

What is the narrative situation?

In the heat of battle, Kumbhakarṇa (depicted in a gruesome state) showers the battlefield with spears, appearing like apocalyptic Death.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Implicitly, the opposing virtue: steadfast courage is required to face overwhelming, fear-inducing brutality.