कुम्भकर्णप्रस्थानम्
Kumbhakarna’s Departure for Battle
सर्पैरुष्ट्रैःखरैरश्वैस्सिम्हद्विपमृगद्विजैः ।अनुजग्मुश्चतंघोरंकुम्भकर्णंमहाबलम् ।।।।
sarpair uṣṭraiḥ kharair aśvaiḥ siṃha-dvipa-mṛga-dvijaiḥ |
anujagmuś ca taṃ ghoraṃ kumbhakarṇaṃ mahābalam ||6.65.35||
സർപ്പങ്ങൾ, ഒട്ടകങ്ങൾ, കഴുതകൾ, കുതിരകൾ, സിംഹങ്ങൾ, ആനകൾ, മൃഗങ്ങൾ, പക്ഷികൾ എന്നിവയിൽ ആരൂഢരായി അവർ ഭയങ്കരനും മഹാബലവാനുമായ കുംഭകർണനെ അനുഗമിച്ചു.
On dreadful and mighty serpents, camels, donkeys, horses, lions, antelopes, and birds also the Rakshasas accompanied Kumbhakarna.
The verse underscores the scale and abnormality of adharma-driven war imagery—suggesting how moral disorder manifests as disorderly, fearsome mobilization.
The poet depicts the rākṣasa host following Kumbhakarṇa with extraordinary mounts and terror-inducing spectacle.
Fearlessness (or ferocity) in battle, portrayed through the terrifying entourage.