Shloka 7

कुम्भकर्णदर्शनम्

The Appearance of Kumbhakarna and the Account of His Might

Devanagari script

आचक्षवसुमहान् कोऽसौरक्षोवायदिवाऽसुरः ।न मयैवंविधंभूतंदृष्टपूर्वंकदाचन ।।6.61.7।।

Transliteration

ācakṣva sumahān ko'sau rakṣo vā yadi vā'suraḥ |

na mayā evaṃvidhaṃ bhūtaṃ dṛṣṭapūrvaṃ kadācana ||6.61.7||

Translation

എനിക്കു പറയുക—അത്രയും മഹാവിശാലനായ ആ ഭീകരജീവി ആര്? അവൻ രാക്ഷസനോ, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അസുരനോ? ഇത്തരമൊരു ജീവിയെ ഞാൻ ഒരിക്കലും മുമ്പ് കണ്ടിട്ടില്ല.

Word by Word

• आचक्ष: tell; describe
• आचक्ष: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-चक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपदम्

• वसु-महान्: very great/colossal
• वसु-महान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक) + महान् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• कः: who?
• कः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• असौ: that (one)
• असौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम (demonstrative pronoun)

• रक्षः: a rākṣasa; demon
• रक्षः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (disjunctive particle: 'or')

• यदि: if; perhaps
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक अव्यय (conditional particle: 'if/perhaps')

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (disjunctive particle: 'or')

• असुरः: asura; demon
• असुरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम (1st person pronoun), तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• एवं-विधम्: of this kind; such
• एवं-विधम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवं (अव्यय) + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• भूतम्: being; creature
• भूतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत (प्रातिपदिक; √भू-कृत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• दृष्ट-पूर्वम्: seen before; previously witnessed
• दृष्ट-पूर्वम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृष्ट (कृदन्त; √दृश्) + पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle) as qualifier

• कदाचन: ever; at any time
• कदाचन: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचन (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb: 'ever/at any time')

Context

"Who is that hero resembling a mountain, a crowned one with tawny eyes, looking like a rainy cloud driven by lightning? He is seen in Lanka."

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Rākṣasa
• Asura

FAQs

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

Dharma includes intellectual honesty: admitting what one does not know and seeking truthful clarification from a reliable source.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma, seeing an unprecedented gigantic foe, asks Vibhīṣaṇa to identify the being.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Rāma’s humility and commitment to satya (truth): he requests accurate knowledge before action.