Shloka 2
कुम्भकर्णवधश्रवणेन रावणविलापः
Ravana’s Lament on Hearing of Kumbhakarna’s Slaying
राजन् स कालसङ्काशस्संयुक्तःकालकर्मणा ।विद्राव्यवानरींसेनांभक्षयित्वा च वानरान् ।।।।
rājan sa kālasaṅkāśaḥ saṃyuktaḥ kālakarmaṇā |
vidrāvya vānarīṃ senāṃ bhakṣayitvā ca vānarān ||
O König, jener Kumbhakarṇa—schrecklich wie der Tod selbst—hat, nachdem er das Heer der Vānara auseinandergetrieben und viele von ihnen verschlungen hatte, nun sein eigenes Ende gefunden, durch das Wirken der Zeit (des Schicksals).
"You, who crushed the pride of Devas and Danavas are equal to time-spirit and death at dissolution and being a hero, how did you die in the hands of Raghava?"
FAQs
The verse underscores human (and heroic) limitation before Kāla: power used for destruction does not exempt one from consequence; Dharma-oriented living recognizes impermanence and accountability.
News is delivered to Rāvaṇa that Kumbhakarṇa, despite devastating the vānaras, has been slain—shifting the war’s momentum.
Not a virtue but a warning-theme is emphasized: even the mightiest are subject to Kāla; reliance on brute force is unstable.