Shloka 38

कुम्भकर्णवधः

The Slaying of Kumbhakarna

Devanagari script

मांसशोणितसंक्लेदाकुर्वन् भूमिं स राक्षसः ।चचारहरिनैन्येषुकालानगिरिवमूर्छितः ।।।।

Transliteration

māṃsaśoṇitasaṅkledāṃ kurvan bhūmiṃ sa rākṣasaḥ |

cacāra harisainyeṣu kālānagir iva mūrchitaḥ |

Translation

Jener Rākṣasa drang durch die Reihen der Vānara, machte die Erde glitschig von Fleisch und Blut; taumelnd glich er einem dunklen Berg, und in seinem Dahinfegen dem Feuer der endzeitlichen Auflösung.

Word by Word

• bhakṣyan: devouring
• bhakṣyan: Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhakṣ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृसमनाधिकरण

• bhṛśa-saṅkruddhaḥ: furiously enraged
• bhṛśa-saṅkruddhaḥ: Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhṛśa (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + saṅkruddha (कृदन्त; √krudh)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (भृशः सन् क्रुद्धः)

• harīn: monkeys
• harīn: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• parvata-sannibhaḥ: mountain-like
• parvata-sannibhaḥ: Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक) + sannibha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पर्वत-सदृशः)

• babhañja: broke/mangled
• babhañja: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhañj (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• vānarān: monkeys
• vānarān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; कर्मविशेषण

• saṅkruddhaḥ: enraged
• saṅkruddhaḥ: Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṅkruddha (कृदन्त; √krudh)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषण

• rākṣasa-uttamaḥ: the foremost rākṣasa
• rākṣasa-uttamaḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक) + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (राक्षसानाम् उत्तमः)

Context

That terrible Rakshasa swooning and wetting the ground with flesh and blood ranged through the army of Vanaras like fire at the time of dissolution of the universe.

Characters & Entities

• Kumbhakarna
• Rākṣasa

FAQs

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

The verse stresses accountability: violence spreads like a consuming force; dharma’s role is to limit destruction and restore order against chaos.

What is the narrative situation?

Kumbhakarṇa, staggering in frenzy, tramples through the Vānara army, leaving the battlefield drenched in gore.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Implicitly, the virtue is loka-saṃrakṣaṇa (protection of the world): such a force must be checked for the sake of collective welfare.