Shloka 124

कुम्भकर्णवधः

The Slaying of Kumbhakarna

Devanagari script

अथशृङ्गंसमाविध्यभीमंभीमपराक्रमः ।चिक्षेपराममुद्धिश्यबलवानन्तकोपमः ।।।।

Transliteration

atha śṛṅgaṃ samāvidhya bhīmaṃ bhīma-parākramaḥ | cikṣepa rāmam uddiśya balavān antakopamaḥ ||

Translation

പിന്നീട് ഭീമപരാക്രമനായ ആ ബലവാൻ, ക്രോധത്തിൽ അന്തകനോടു സമാനമായി, ഭയങ്കരമായ ഒരു പർവ്വതശിഖരം ചുഴറ്റി രാമനെ ലക്ഷ്യമാക്കി എറിഞ്ഞു.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Kāla/Anukrama (काल/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरवाचक-अव्यय (sequence adverb: then)

• शृङ्गम्: a peak
• शृङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शृङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• समाविध्य: having whirled/brandished
• समाविध्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+आ+√विध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), √विध् (to pierce/strike; here: to whirl/brandish)

• भीमम्: terrible
• भीमम्: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (of शृङ्गम्)

• भीम-पराक्रमः: one of dreadful prowess
• भीम-पराक्रमः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम + पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• चिक्षेप: hurled
• चिक्षेप: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• रामम्: at Rama
• रामम्: Sampradāna/Prati (सम्प्रदान/प्रति-लक्ष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उद्दिश्य: aiming at
• उद्दिश्य: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्+√दिश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund), √दिश् (to point/aim)

• बलवान्: strong
• बलवान्: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of subject)

• अन्तक-उपमः: like Death
• अन्तक-उपमः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तक + उपम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपमा-समास: अन्तक इव (like Death)

Context

Thereupon, Kumbhakarna endowed with terrific valour like God of Death hurled towards Rama a mountain peak whirling it round which split.

Characters & Entities

• Kumbhakarṇa
• Rāma
• mountain peak (śṛṅga)
• Antaka (Death personified)

FAQs

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

It frames the dharmic leader’s ordeal: righteousness is tested under extreme threat, and the protector must meet violence with skill and composure, not panic.

What is the narrative situation?

Kumbhakarṇa attempts to crush Rāma by hurling a whirled mountain-peak at him.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Courage under pressure—Rāma stands as the focal point of protection, facing extraordinary danger.