Shloka 122
कुम्भकर्णवधः
The Slaying of Kumbhakarna
स बाणैरतिविद्धाङ्गःक्षतजेनसमुक्षितः ।।।।रुधिरंपरिसुस्रावगिरिःप्रस्रवणंयथा ।
sa bāṇair atividdhāṅgaḥ kṣatajena samukṣitaḥ | rudhiraṃ parisusrāva giriḥ prasravaṇaṃ yathā ||
Trespassado por flechas por todo o corpo e encharcado do sangue de suas feridas, verteu sangue em torrente, como uma montanha que faz jorrar uma nascente.
Pierced by arrows excessively all over his limbs, bathing in blood flowing from the injury was like a mountain with a spring.
FAQs
The verse highlights the fragility of embodied might: dharma ultimately prevails not by brute force but by rightful action; the body—however huge—remains perishable.
Kumbhakarṇa is heavily wounded by volleys of arrows and bleeds profusely.
Perseverance in protecting the righteous cause—continued resistance against a seemingly unassailable foe.