Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 65, Shloka 33
कुम्भकर्णप्रस्थानम्
Kumbhakarna’s Departure for Battle
निष्पतन्तंमहाकायंमहानादंमहाबलम् ।तमाशीर्भिःप्रशस्ताभिःप्रेषयामासरावणः ।।।।
niṣpatantaṃ mahākāyaṃ mahānādaṃ mahābalam |
tam āśīrbhiḥ praśastābhiḥ preṣayāmāsa rāvaṇaḥ ||6.65.33||
巨躯にして轟く声、剛力の者が飛び立たんとするとき、ラーヴァナは吉祥なる祝福の言葉をもって送り出した。
Kumbhakarna, of huge body, of loud voice and highly capable having been dismissed by Ravana, went with the great army after benediction and started observing.
FAQs
The verse reflects the social dharma of sending a departing warrior with blessings—an acknowledgement of responsibility, fate, and the gravity of violence.
Rāvaṇa formally dispatches Kumbhakarṇa to the war, marking the transition from counsel and preparation to direct combat.
Public duty and resolve: the warrior is portrayed as formidable, while the sender performs the customary act of benediction.