Valmiki Ramayana 1.55.2-3: Bala Kanda, Sarga 55, Shlokas 2-3
कामधेनुसैन्यप्रादुर्भावः · Kamadhenu’s Forces, Visvamitra’s Austerities, and Vasishta’s Wrath
तस्याहुम्भारवाज्जाताः काम्भोजा रविसन्निभाः ।
ऊधसस्त्वथ सञ्जाताः पप्लवाश्शस्त्रपाणयः ॥२॥
योनिदेशाच्च यवनाश्शकृद्देशाच्छका स्तथा ।
रोमकूपेषु च म्लेच्छा हारीतास्सकिरातकाः ॥३॥
tasyā humbhāravāj jātāḥ kāmbhojā ravisannibhāḥ |
ūdhasas tv atha sañjātāḥ paplavāḥ śastrapāṇayaḥ ||2||
yonideśāc ca yavanāḥ śakṛddeśāc chakā tathā |
romakūpeṣu ca mlecchā hārītāḥ sakirātakāḥ ||3||
जब वो गाय चिल्लाई, तो उसकी आवाज़ से काम्बोज पैदा हुए। वो लोग चमकदार थे, सूरज जैसा। उसके दूध से पप्लव आए, हाथ में हथियार लिए। उसके पेट से यवन निकले, और उसके नीचे से शक आए। उसकी त्वचा के छेदों से म्लेच्छ निकले, और साथ में हरित और किरात भी आए।
"From her lowing Kambhojas bright like the Sun, from the udder Paplavas, weapons in hand, from the vagina Yavanas, from the anus Sakas, from the roots of the hair Mlecchas along with Kiratas and Haritas were born.
FAQs
The verse functions as an etiological (origin) account within the narrative, implicitly warning that uncontrolled power can generate widespread, weapon-bearing forces; Dharma requires restraint and right intention rather than mere capacity to produce or command force.
In the larger episode, extraordinary beings/peoples are described as arising in connection with a miraculous event, setting the stage for escalating conflict tied to the misuse of might.
By contrast (implicitly), the virtue emphasized is self-control (dama) and disciplined restraint—qualities that prevent power from devolving into chaotic, weapon-driven violence.
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