Shloka 114

कुम्भकर्णवधः

The Slaying of Kumbhakarna

Devanagari script

यस्त्वंशक्रादिभिर्वरैरसह्यःप्राप्यपौरुषम् ।तत्सत्यंनान्यथावीरदृष्टस्तेऽद्यपराक्रमः ।।।।एषदाशरथीरामस्तिष्ठत्यद्रिरिवाचलः ।

Transliteration

yas tvaṃ śakrādibhir varair asahyaḥ prāpya pauruṣam | tat satyaṃ nānyathā vīra dṛṣṭas te 'dya parākramaḥ || eṣa dāśarathī rāmas tiṣṭhaty adrir ivācalaḥ ||

Translation

ໂອ ວີຣະບຸລຸດ, ນີ້ແມ່ນຄວາມຈິງ: ພະລັງບຸລຸດພາບ (pauruṣa) ທີ່ເຈົ້າໄດ້ບັນລຸ ເຮັດໃຫ້ແມ່ນແຕ່ພຣະສັກຣະ (ອິນທຣາ) ແລະເທວະອື່ນໆ ກໍຍາກຈະຕ້ານທານ; ວັນນີ້ກໍໄດ້ເຫັນພຣະກຳລັງກ້າຫານຂອງເຈົ້າແລ້ວ. ແຕ່ຈົ່ງເບິ່ງ—ທີ່ນີ້ພຣະຣາມ ໂອຣົດທ້າວທະສະຣະຖ ຢືນໝັ້ນຄົງດຸດພູເຂົາ ບໍ່ຫວັ່ນໄຫວ

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Prathamā, Ekavacana; relative

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• śakra-ādibhiḥ: by Indra and others
• śakra-ādibhiḥ: Karaṇa/Agent (करण/कर्तृ) with asahyaḥ
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Samāsa: tatpuruṣa (अव्ययीभाव/तत्पुरुष sense ‘Indra and others’); Masculine, Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana

• varaiḥ: excellent (heroes)
• varaiḥ: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Tṛtīyā, Bahuvacana; qualifies śakra-ādibhiḥ

• asahyaḥ: irresistible/unbearable
• asahyaḥ: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-sahya (सह् धातु + यत्) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Prathamā, Ekavacana; predicate of tvam

• prāpya: having attained
• prāpya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-āp (आप्) (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त)

• pauruṣam: manliness/heroism
• pauruṣam: Karma (कर्म) of prāpya
• Type: Noun
• Root: pauruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Dvitīyā, Ekavacana

• tat: that
• tat: Karta (predicate subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana; refers to preceding claim

• satyam: true
• satyam: Pradhāna-viśeṣaṇa (predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsaka, Prathamā, Ekavacana; predicative adjective

• na: not
• na: Negation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Niṣedha-avyaya

• anyathā: otherwise
• anyathā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anyathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Prakāra-avyaya (प्रकार)

• vīra: O hero
• vīra: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: vīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Sambodhana, Ekavacana

• dṛṣṭaḥ: seen/witnessed
• dṛṣṭaḥ: Kriyā (elliptic) / predicate
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dṛś (दृश्) (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: Kta-participle, Masculine, Prathamā, Ekavacana; predicate (understood ‘is seen’)

• te: to you/your
• te: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान) / relation
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Caturthī (4th/चतुर्थी), Ekavacana (or Genitive singular in enclitic usage); here ‘for you/by you’ contextually

• adya: today/now
• adya: Kāla
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: Kāla-avyaya

• parākramaḥ: prowess
• parākramaḥ: Karta (subject of implied ‘is seen’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parākrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• eṣaḥ: this
• eṣaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine, Prathamā, Ekavacana; deictic

• dāśarathī: son of Dasharatha
• dāśarathī: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāśarathi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Prathamā, Ekavacana; patronymic

• rāmaḥ: Rama
• rāmaḥ: Karta (कर्ता) of tiṣṭhati
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Prathamā, Ekavacana

• tiṣṭhati: stands
• tiṣṭhati: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (स्था) (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ (Present), Prathama-puruṣa, Ekavacana

• adriḥ: a mountain
• adriḥ: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Prathamā, Ekavacana; standard of comparison

• iva: like
• iva: Upamā
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Upamā-avyaya

• acalaḥ: immovable
• acalaḥ: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: acala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Prathamā, Ekavacana; predicate adjective of rāmaḥ

Context

"O Hero! that heroism you have acquired is irresistible even by Indra is true. Now your prowess has been witnessed. Rama stands here, immovable like a mountain."

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmaṇa
• Kumbhakarṇa
• Indra (Śakra)
• Rāma (Dāśarathi)
• Daśaratha

FAQs

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

Satya (truthful acknowledgement) paired with dharmic courage: Lakṣmaṇa concedes the opponent’s might honestly, yet affirms Rāma’s steadfast righteousness and unshakable resolve.

What is the narrative situation?

Lakṣmaṇa answers Kumbhakarṇa’s boasts, validating his strength but directing attention to Rāma, who stands firm and ready.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Lakṣmaṇa’s satya-vākya (truthful speech) and loyalty; Rāma’s acalatā (steadfastness) is also emphasized.