Shloka 39
कुम्भकर्णप्रस्थानम्
Kumbhakarna’s Departure for Battle
रक्ताक्षास्सुमहाकायानीलाञ्चनचयोपमाः ।शूलानुद्यम्यखडगांश्चनिशितांश्चपरश्वधान् ।।6.65.38।।बहुव्यामांश्चपरिघान्गदाश्चमुसलानि च ।तालस्कन्धांश्चविपुलान्क्षेपणीयान्दुरासदान् ।।6.65.39।।
bahuvyāmāṃś ca parighān gadāś ca musalāni ca |
tālaskandhāṃś ca vipulān kṣepaṇīyān durāsadān ||6.65.39||
അവർ അനേകം വ്യാമനീളമുള്ള ഇരുമ്പുപരിഘങ്ങൾ, ഗദകളും മുസലങ്ങളും, കൂടാതെ വൻ താലവൃക്ഷത്തണ്ടുകൾ—തടയാൻ ദുഷ്കരമായ ക്ഷേപണീയ ആയുധങ്ങൾ—ധരിച്ചിരുന്നു.
Rakshasas with blood red eyes, of huge body size, dark blue in colour, holding tridents, sharpened whetted axes and weapons of many kinds, iron bars and maces, clubs, mallets and palmyra trees, the evil minded vast army set out.
FAQs
The verse reinforces that violence escalates through weaponization; the epic’s dharma lens asks for proportion, restraint, and right intent in the use of force.
A continuation of the armament description: the rākṣasa host carries heavy and throwable weapons as it advances.
Physical might and intimidation; ethically, it serves as a foil to dharma-guided heroism.