Shloka 96
कुम्भकर्णवधः
The Slaying of Kumbhakarna
एकंद्वौत्रीन् बहून् क्रुद्धोवानरान्सहराक्षसैः ।समादायैकहस्तेनप्रचिक्षेपत्वरन्मुखे ।।।।
ekaṁ dvau trīn bahūn kruddho vānarān saha rākṣasaiḥ |
samādāyaika-hastena pracikṣepa tvaran mukhe ||
Enfurecido, apanhava um, dois, três—e até muitos—guerreiros vānara, junto com rākṣasas, e com uma só mão, apressado, lançava-os à boca.
Taking one, two, three, and many Vanaras along with Rakshasas hastily with one hand he was gulping them.
FAQs
The verse underscores the ethical collapse that occurs when wrath rules action; Dharma is incompatible with violence driven purely by rage and appetite.
Kumbhakarṇa is physically overpowering fighters, grabbing them effortlessly and devouring them mid-battle.
The implied virtue is courage with discipline; mere strength without restraint becomes monstrous rather than heroic.