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Shloka 15

कुम्भकर्णवधः

The Slaying of Kumbhakarna

हनुमान् शैलशृङ्गाणिशिलाश्चविविधान् द्रुमान् ।।।।ववर्षकुम्भकर्णस्यशिरस्यम्बरमास्थितः ।

hanumān śailaśṛṅgāṇi śilāś ca vividhān drumān | vavarṣa kumbhakarṇasya śirasy ambaram āsthitaḥ ||

Berdiri di angkasa, Hanumān menghujani puncak gunung, batu-batu besar dan pelbagai pohon, menimpakannya ke atas kepala Kumbhakarṇa.

हनुमान्Hanuman
हनुमान्:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roothanumat (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)
शैलशृङ्गाणिmountain-peaks
शैलशृङ्गाणि:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootśaila + śṛṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष: शैलस्य शृङ्गाणि; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Plural)
शिलाःrocks
शिलाः:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootśilā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Plural)
and
:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
विविधान्various
विविधान्:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootvividha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Plural)
द्रुमान्trees
द्रुमान्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdruma (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Plural)
ववर्षrained down
ववर्ष:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vṛṣ (धातु)
Formलिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd person singular, Perfect)
कुम्भकर्णस्यof Kumbhakarna
कुम्भकर्णस्य:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootkumbhakarṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Singular)
शिरसिon the head
शिरसि:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootśiras (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (Neuter, Locative, Singular)
अम्बरम्sky
अम्बरम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootambara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)
आस्थितःstationed (having taken position)
आस्थितः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootā-√sthā (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular): 'having taken position/standing'

Stationed in the sky Hanuman rained mountain peaks, rocks, and huge trees of several kinds on the head of Kumbhakarna.

H
Hanumān
K
Kumbhakarṇa
A
Ambara (sky)

FAQs

Dharma appears as loyal service (sevā) aligned to a righteous cause: Hanumān acts decisively to protect Rāma’s mission. Strength is portrayed as meaningful when directed toward safeguarding dharma.

In the battle sequence, Hanumān takes an aerial position and attacks Kumbhakarṇa by dropping heavy natural weapons.

Hanumān’s devotion and fearless initiative in defense of Rāma’s cause.