Shloka 38
कुम्भकर्णवधः
The Slaying of Kumbhakarna
मांसशोणितसंक्लेदाकुर्वन् भूमिं स राक्षसः ।चचारहरिनैन्येषुकालानगिरिवमूर्छितः ।।।।
māṃsaśoṇitasaṅkledāṃ kurvan bhūmiṃ sa rākṣasaḥ |
cacāra harisainyeṣu kālānagir iva mūrchitaḥ |
ആ രാക്ഷസൻ മാംസവും ശോണിതവും കൊണ്ട് ഭൂമിയെ വഴുക്കുന്നതാക്കി, വാനരസൈന്യനിരകളിലൂടെ ചുറ്റിനടന്നു; മൂർച്ചിതനായി ഇരുണ്ട പർവ്വതംപോലെ, പ്രളയാഗ്നിപോലെ പാഞ്ഞൊഴുകി.
That terrible Rakshasa swooning and wetting the ground with flesh and blood ranged through the army of Vanaras like fire at the time of dissolution of the universe.
FAQs
The verse stresses accountability: violence spreads like a consuming force; dharma’s role is to limit destruction and restore order against chaos.
Kumbhakarṇa, staggering in frenzy, tramples through the Vānara army, leaving the battlefield drenched in gore.
Implicitly, the virtue is loka-saṃrakṣaṇa (protection of the world): such a force must be checked for the sake of collective welfare.