Shloka 55
कुम्भकर्णवधः
The Slaying of Kumbhakarna
कपिशोणितदिग्धाङ्गंभक्ष्यन्तंप्लवङ्गमान् ।कुम्भकर्णंस्थितंदृष्टवासुग्रीवोवाक्यमब्रवीत् ।।।।
kapiśoṇitadigdhāṅgaṃ bhakṣyantaṃ plavaṅgamān | kumbhakarṇaṃ sthitaṃ dṛṣṭvā sugrīvo vākyam abravīt ||
Als Sugrīva Kumbhakarṇa dort stehen sah—den Leib mit Affenblut beschmiert, während er die Vānaras verschlang—sprach er zu ihm diese Worte.
Sugriva spoke these words seeing Kumbhakarna who stood smeared with the blood of Vanaras and eating monkeys.
FAQs
It frames adharma vividly—devouring opponents—so that Sugrīva’s forthcoming challenge stands as defense of life, order, and righteous resistance.
Sugrīva witnesses Kumbhakarṇa eating the Vānaras and prepares to address him directly.
Sugrīva’s protective leadership and moral outrage at cruelty inflicted on his troops.