Shloka 70
स तंमहामेघनिकाशरूपमुत्पाट्यगच्छन्युधिकुम्भकर्णः ।रराजमेरुप्रतिमानरूपोमेरुर्यथाभ्युछ्रचितघोरशृङ्गः ।।।।
sa taṃ mahā-megha-nikāśa-rūpam utpāṭya gacchan yudhi kumbhakarṇaḥ |
rarāja meru-pratimāna-rūpo merur yathā abhyucchrita-ghora-śṛṅgaḥ ||
Ihn herausreißend, schritt Kumbhakarṇa durch die Schlacht, von Gestalt wie eine gewaltige Wolke; er strahlte wie der Berg Meru selbst, gezeichnet von hochragenden, furchterregenden Gipfeln.
In the battlefield, the form of Kumbhakarna which resembled a huge cloud was distinguished in appearance like the lofty peak of mountain Meru.
FAQs
The verse shows how overwhelming might can dominate a scene; Dharma teaching emerges indirectly: righteousness must be anchored not in mere grandeur, but in right intention and just action.
Kumbhakarṇa carries Sugrīva away while the narrator describes his colossal, mountain-like appearance.
The virtue emphasized is not Kumbhakarṇa’s, but the narrative stress on vigilance and collective duty—such a giant threat demands coordinated protection of leaders.