Shloka 6

कुम्भकर्णवधः

The Slaying of Kumbhakarna

Devanagari script

शतानिसप्तचाष्टौ च सहस्राणि च वानराः ।प्रकीर्णाःशेरतेभूमौकुम्भकर्णेनपोधिताः ।।।।

Transliteration

śatāni sapta cāṣṭau ca sahasrāṇi ca vānarāḥ | prakīrṇāḥ śerate bhūmau kumbhakarṇena podhitāḥ ||

Translation

七百、八百、あるいは数千ものヴァナラたちが、クンバカルナによって打ち砕かれ、地面に散らばって横たわっていた。

Word by Word

• ṣoḍaśa: sixteen
• ṣoḍaśa: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣoḍaśan (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Saṅkhyā (numeral), indeclinable in counting usage

• aṣṭau: eight
• aṣṭau: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭan (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Saṅkhyā (numeral), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Dvivacana (form) used in counting

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta

• daśa: ten
• daśa: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśan (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Saṅkhyā (numeral), indeclinable in counting usage

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta

• viṃśat: twenty
• viṃśat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viṃśati (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Saṅkhyā (numeral), indeclinable in counting usage

• triṃśat: thirty
• triṃśat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: triṃśat/triṃśati (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Saṅkhyā (numeral), indeclinable in counting usage

• tathaiva: likewise
• tathaiva: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā + eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa-avyaya (adverb): 'just so/in the same way'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta

• parikṣipya: having grasped/encircled
• parikṣipya: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√kṣip (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive (lyap), avyaya; 'having seized/encircled'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-nipāta

• bāhubhyām: with (his) two arms
• bāhubhyām: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (Instrumental/3rd), Dvivacana (Dual)

• khādan: devouring
• khādan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √khād (धातु)
• Form: Śatṛ (present active participle), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; concurrent action

• viparidhāvati: runs about
• viparidhāvati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-pari-√dhāv (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana; parasmaipada

• bhakṣyan: eating
• bhakṣyan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhakṣ (धातु)
• Form: Śatṛ (present active participle), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; concurrent action

• bhṛśa-saṅkruddhaḥ: extremely enraged
• bhṛśa-saṅkruddhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhṛśa (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + saṅkruddha (कृदन्त from sam-√krudh)
• Form: Karmadhāraya: bhṛśaṃ saṅkruddhaḥ (extremely enraged); Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; viśeṣaṇa of garuḍaḥ (upamā)

• garuḍaḥ: Garuda
• garuḍaḥ: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: garuḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; upamāna (standard of comparison)

• pannagān: serpents
• pannagān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pannaga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana

• iva: like
• iva: Upamā-dyotaka (उपमा-द्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Upamā-vācaka-avyaya (comparative particle)

Context

Kumbhakarna held seven or eight or even hundred, thousand vanaras and threw them on the ground like serpents thrown by Garuda.

Characters & Entities

• Kumbhakarṇa
• Vānara army

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

The verse highlights the moral cost of adharma-driven violence: brute force can scatter bodies, but it does not establish righteousness.

What is the narrative situation?

Kumbhakarṇa wreaks havoc in the battlefield, hurling large numbers of Vānaras to the ground.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Endurance and solidarity are implied as the Vānara forces suffer heavy blows yet remain part of the larger righteous campaign.