Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 60, Shloka 42
कुम्भकर्णविबोधनम्
The Awakening of Kumbhakarna
दशराक्षससाहस्रंयुगपत्पर्यवारयन् ।नीलाञ्जनचयाकारंतेतुतंप्रत्यबोधयन् ।।।।अभिघ्नन्तोनदन्तश्चनैवसंविविदेतुसः ।
daśa-rākṣasa-sāhasraṃ yugapat paryavārayan | nīlāñjana-cayākāraṃ te tutaṃ pratyabodhayan || abhighnanto nadantaś ca naiva saṃvivide tu saḥ ||
பத்தாயிரம் இராட்சசர்கள் ஒரே நேரத்தில் அவனைச் சூழ்ந்தனர்—கருநீல அஞ்சனக் குவியல்போல் தோன்றிய அவனை—அவனை எழுப்ப முயன்றனர்; அடித்தும் கத்தியும் இருந்தும், அவன் சிறிதும் உணரவில்லை.
Ten thousand Rakshasas surrounded him all at once like a mass of antimony striking him and even made a loud noise. But he never responded.
FAQs
The verse highlights perseverance and the limits of coercion: repeated external pressure may still fail when the inner state is unchanged—suggesting that true awakening (ethical or spiritual) is not forced but realized.
A huge mass of rākṣasas surrounds Kumbhakarṇa and tries to wake him by noise and blows, but he remains unresponsive.
Kumbhakarṇa’s immovability/unyielding nature (asleep like an unshaken mass), contrasted with the rākṣasas’ persistence.