Shloka 76

कुम्भकर्णवधः

The Slaying of Kumbhakarna

Devanagari script

मयाहतेसंयतिकुम्भकर्णेमहाबलेमुष्टिविशीर्णदेहे ।विमोचितेवानरपार्थिवे च भवन्तुहृष्टाःप्लवगास्समस्ताः ।।।।

Transliteration

mayā hate saṃyati kumbhakarṇe mahābale muṣṭiviśīrṇadehe | vimocite vānarapārthive ca bhavantu hṛṣṭāḥ plavagāḥ samastāḥ ||

Translation

യുദ്ധത്തിൽ മഹാബലനായ കുംഭകർണ്ണനെ ഞാൻ വധിച്ചപ്പോൾ—മുഷ്ടിപ്രഹാരങ്ങളാൽ അവന്റെ ദേഹം ചിതറിപ്പോയപ്പോൾ—വാനരരാജനും മോചിതനായാൽ, അപ്പോൾ എല്ലാ പ്ലവഗങ്ങളും ആനന്ദിക്കട്ടെ.

Word by Word

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Kartr (कर्ता-हेतु/कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• hate: (when) killed
• hate: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √han (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Locative (7th), Singular, Masculine; ‘when (he is) slain’

• saṃyati: in battle
• saṃyati: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃyati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th), Singular; ‘in battle’

• kumbhakarṇe: (in the case of) Kumbhakarna
• kumbhakarṇe: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kumbhakarṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular; with hate

• mahābale: mighty/very strong
• mahābale: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahābala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular; कर्मधारय: mahān balaṃ yasya; qualifying kumbhakarṇe

• muṣṭi-viśīrṇa-dehe: whose body was shattered by fists
• muṣṭi-viśīrṇa-dehe: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: muṣṭi + viśīrṇa + deha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular; तत्पुरुष (instrumental sense): ‘muṣṭinā viśīrṇaḥ dehaḥ yasya’ = whose body is shattered by fists; qualifying kumbhakarṇe

• vimocite: (when) released
• vimocite: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√muc (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Locative (7th), Singular, Masculine; ‘when (he is) freed’

• vānarapārthive: in/when the monkey-king (is freed)
• vānarapārthive: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara + pārthiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘vānarāṇāṃ pārthivaḥ’ = king of monkeys (Sugriva)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction

• bhavantu: let (them) be
• bhavantu: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: Imperative (लोट्), 3rd person, Plural (बहुवचन); Parasmaipada

• hṛṣṭāḥ: joyful
• hṛṣṭāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural; predicate adjective with bhavantu

• plavagāḥ: monkeys
• plavagāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: plavaga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural

• samastāḥ: all/entire
• samastāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Plural; qualifying plavagāḥ

Context

'Mighty Kumbhakarna shattered by my fist in a duel, and the king of Vanaras delivered, all the monkeys will be rejoiced.'

Characters & Entities

• Kumbhakarṇa
• Sugrīva

FAQs

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

Dharma here is collective welfare through rightful victory: the aim is not personal glory but the protection and liberation of allies (Sugrīva) and the restoration of morale for the whole community.

What is the narrative situation?

Amid the battle, Sugrīva has been seized by Kumbhakarṇa; the verse looks ahead to the moment when Sugrīva is freed and the enemy champion is brought down, so the vānaras may regain confidence.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanumān’s strategic leadership and protective loyalty—he frames victory as the liberation of the captured king and the safeguarding of the army’s spirit.