Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 60, Shloka 50
कुम्भकर्णविबोधनम्
The Awakening of Kumbhakarna
Devanagari script
अन्येभेरीस्समाजघ्नुरन्येचक्रुर्महास्वनम् ।।।।केशानन्येप्रलुलुपुःकर्णावन्येदशन्तिच ।
Transliteration
anye bherīḥ samājaghnur anye cakrur mahāsvanam |
keśān anye pralulupuḥ karṇāv anye daśanti ca ||
Translation
ある者は太鼓を打ち、ある者は轟く叫び声を上げた。ある者は髪を引き、またある者は耳を噛むことさえした。
Word by Word
अन्येothers
अन्ये:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
भेरीःdrums
भेरीः:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootभेरी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; Accusative plural
समाजघ्नुḥbeat (together)
समाजघ्नुḥ:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-हन् (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन
अन्येothers
अन्ये:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
चक्रुःmade/raised
चक्रुः:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन
महास्वनम्a great sound
महास्वनम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootमहा + स्वन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular
केशान्hair
केशान्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकेश (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन
अन्येothers
अन्ये:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
प्रलुलुपुःtore/pulled out
प्रलुलुपुः:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootलुप् (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; प्र-उपसर्ग
कर्णौ(his) two ears
कर्णौ:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन; Accusative dual
अन्येothers
अन्ये:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
दशन्तिbite
दशन्ति:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदंश् (धातु)
Formलट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; Present 3rd plural
चand
च:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय
Context
While some were beating the drums, some shouted at the pitch of their voice, some started pulling his hair and some bit his ears.
Characters & Entities
K
KumbhakarṇaR
RākṣasasD
Drums (bherī)FAQs
It illustrates how desperation can degrade conduct; dharma calls for restraint and right means (sādhana-śuddhi), even under pressure.
The rākṣasas try varied, increasingly extreme methods—noise and physical harassment—to awaken Kumbhakarṇa.
Ingenuity and persistence are present, but tempered by the portrayal of impatience and loss of composure.