Shloka 43
कुम्भकर्णप्रस्थानम्
Kumbhakarna’s Departure for Battle
अद्यवानरमुख्यानांतानियूथानिभागश ।निर्दहिष्यामिसङ्ख्रुद्धश्शलाभानिवपावकः ।।।।
adya vānaramukhyānāṃ tāni yūthāni bhāgaśaḥ |
nirdahiṣyāmi saṅkruddhaḥ śalabhān iva pāvakaḥ ||6.65.43||
ഇന്ന് ക്രോധാവേശത്തോടെ വാനരമുഖ്യരുടെ ആ കൂട്ടങ്ങളെ ഭാഗംഭാഗമായി ഞാൻ ദഹിപ്പിക്കും—പാവകം ശലഭങ്ങളെ ഭസ്മമാക്കുന്നതുപോലെ।
"These forest rangers have never desired to do any harm to me. This clan serve as ornaments of our gardens."
FAQs
The verse illustrates adharma-driven violence: anger (krodha) becomes the motive and dehumanizing comparison (“moths”) removes moral restraint. Ramāyaṇa ethics repeatedly warn that rage clouds discernment and leads to unrighteous action.
Kumbhakarṇa publicly declares his intent to annihilate the vanara forces.
Martial aggression and confidence; the negative trait highlighted is uncontrolled anger, opposed to the dharmic ideal of self-mastery.