Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 76, Shloka 85
युद्धे अङ्गद-मैन्द-द्विविद-राक्षसयुद्धम्; कुम्भस्य प्रादुर्भावः तथा सुग्रीवेण पराभवः
Sarga 76: Angada and the Vanara chiefs battle Kampana, Prajaṅgha, Yūpākṣa, Śoṇitākṣa; Kumbha enters and is checked by Sugrīva
ततःकुम्भनिपातेनजलराशिस्समुत्थितः ।व्निध्यमन्दरसङ्काशोविससर्पसमन्ततः ।।।।
tataḥ kumbhanipātena jalarāśiḥ samutthitaḥ |
vindhyamandarasaṅkāśo visasarp samantataḥ ||
ततः कुम्भनिपातेन जलराशिस्समुत्थितः । विन्ध्यमन्दरसङ्काशो विससर्प समन्ततः ॥
By Kumbha falling into the ocean, it got swollen to the form of Vindhya and Mandara mountain and water flowed all over.
FAQs
The verse reinforces the epic’s moral atmosphere: great deeds produce great effects. Dharma calls for responsibility proportional to one’s power.
Kumbha’s impact in the sea creates a massive swell; the narration uses mountain imagery to convey the scale.
Might (mahā-bala) as a narrative force—power so immense it moves the natural world.