Shloka 173
कुम्भकर्णवधः
The Slaying of Kumbhakarna
तच्चातिकायंहिमहत्प्रकाशंरक्षस्तदातोयनिधौपपात ।ग्राहान्परान् मीनवरान्भुजङ्गान् ममर्दभूमिच तदाविवेश ।।।।
tac cātikāyaṃ hi mahatprakāśaṃ rakṣas tadā toyānidhau papāta |
grāhān parān mīnavarān bhujaṅgān mamarda bhūmiṃ ca tadā viveśa ||
Então aquele rākṣasa—de corpo desmedido e brilho ardente—caiu no oceano. Ao afundar, esmagou outras criaturas: crocodilos, grandes peixes e serpentes, e depois submergiu como se entrasse na própria terra.
The shining huge body of Rakshasa fell into the ocean crushing the other beings in the ocean like alligators, fishes and serpents that entered into the earth.
FAQs
It underscores the moral order of war (dharma-yuddha): adharma embodied in a violent rākṣasa meets an inevitable fall, and the narrative stresses consequences that extend beyond the individual to the wider world.
Satya appears as factual, unembellished narration: the verse reports the event plainly—his fall, the crushing of sea-creatures, and the sinking—presenting truth as accurate witnessing within itihāsa.