Shloka 97

कुम्भकर्णविबोधनम्

The Awakening of Kumbhakarna

Devanagari script

तमद्रिशृङ्गप्रतिमंकिरीटिनंस्पृशन्तमादित्यमिवाऽत्मतेजसा ।वनौकसःप्रेक्ष्यविवृद्धमद्भुतं 3 भयार्धितादुद्रुविरेततस्ततः ।।।।

Transliteration

tam adri-śṛṅga-pratimaṃ kirīṭinaṃ spṛśantam ādityam ivātma-tejasā |

vanaukasaḥ prekṣya vivṛddham adbhutaṃ bhayārditā dudruvire tatas tataḥ ||

Translation

ເມື່ອເຫັນລາວ—ສວມມົງກຸດ ດຸດດັ່ງຍອດພູ ປານດັ່ງຈະແຕະພະອາທິດດ້ວຍຮັດສະມີແຫ່ງຕົນ—ອັນນ່າອັດສະຈັນ ແລະເຕີບໃຫຍ່ມະຫາສານ ພວກວານອນຖືກຄວາມຢ້ານກົວກົດທັບ ຈຶ່ງແຕກກະຈາຍ ແລະວິ່ງໜີໄປທົ່ວທິດ.

Word by Word

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma, Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• adriśṛṅgapratimam: like a mountain peak
• adriśṛṅgapratimam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adriśṛṅga + pratima (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: adreḥ śṛṅgasya pratimaḥ (अद्रेः शृङ्गस्य प्रतिमः); Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• kirīṭinam: crowned
• kirīṭinam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kirīṭin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• spṛśantam: touching
• spṛśantam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √spṛś (स्पृश् धातु)
• Form: Present active participle (शतृ), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ādityam: the sun
• ādityam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āditya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• iva: as if/like
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Upamā-avyaya (simile particle)

• ātma-tejasā: by his own radiance
• ātma-tejasā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman + tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: ātmanaḥ tejaḥ (आत्मनः तेजः); Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• vanaukasaḥ: the Vānara-s
• vanaukasaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vanaukas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• prekṣya: having seen
• prekṣya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + √īkṣ (ईक्ष् धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/gerund (ल्यप्/क्त्वा-प्रत्ययार्थ), indeclinable

• vivṛddham: grown/enlarged
• vivṛddham: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi + √vṛdh (वृध् धातु; past participle)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• adbhutam: marvelous
• adbhutam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adbhuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• bhayārditāḥ: oppressed by fear
• bhayārditāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhaya + ardita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa: bhayena arditāḥ (भयेन अर्दिताः); PPP (क्त) from √ard (अर्द्), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• dudruvire: ran away
• dudruvire: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dru (द्रु धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Ātmanepada, 3rd person, Plural

• tataḥ: from there/then
• tataḥ: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Deśa/krama-avyaya (ablatival adverb/ततः)

• tataḥ: here and there
• tataḥ: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Repetition for distributive sense (यत्र-तत्र/ततः-ततः)

Context

Oppressed with fear the Vanaras ran here and there seeing the form of Kumbhakarna that was like the peak of a mountain as if touching the selfluminous Sun, crowned and wonderful, grown in size.৷৷ ইত্যার্ষেবাল্মীকীযেশ্রীমদ্রামাযণেআদিকাব্যেযুদ্ধকাণ্ডেষষ্টিতমস্সর্গঃ ৷৷This is the end of the sixtieth sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Kumbhakarṇa
• Vānaras
• Sun (Āditya)

FAQs

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

Dharma calls for courage and steadiness when facing intimidation; fear is natural, but the dharmic path is to regroup under righteous guidance rather than scatter.

What is the narrative situation?

Kumbhakarṇa’s gigantic, radiant appearance causes the vānara ranks to break and flee in panic.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The implied virtue is fortitude (dhairya) that must be cultivated to serve a righteous cause.