Shloka 26

कुम्भकर्णविबोधनम्

The Awakening of Kumbhakarna

Devanagari script

तेतुतंविकृतंसुप्तंविकीर्णमिवपर्वतम् ।।।।कुम्भकर्णंमहानिद्रंसहिताःप्रत्यबोधयन् ।

Transliteration

te tu taṁ vikṛtaṁ suptaṁ vikīrṇam iva parvatam | kumbhakarṇaṁ mahānidraṁ sahitāḥ pratyabodhayan ||

Translation

แล้วเหล่ายักษ์ทั้งหลายก็พร้อมใจกันพยายามปลุกกุมภกรรณ ผู้หลับใหลในร่างอันน่าสะพรึง ราวกับภูเขาใหญ่ที่ทอดกายกระจัดกระจาย จมอยู่ในนิทราหนัก

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (contrast/emphasis)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (कुम्भकर्णम्)

• विकृतम्: misshapen/unnatural
• विकृतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-कृ (धातु) → विकृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तम्/कुम्भकर्णम्)

• सुप्तम्: asleep
• सुप्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वप् (धातु) → सुप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• विकीर्णम्: scattered/sprawled
• विकीर्णम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-कीर् (धातु) → विकीर्ण (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• इव: like/as if
• इव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमा-सूचक (simile marker)

• पर्वतम्: a mountain
• पर्वतम्: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; उपमान (simile standard)

• कुम्भकर्णम्: Kumbhakarna
• कुम्भकर्णम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुम्भकर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• महानिद्रम्: in deep sleep
• महानिद्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + निद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महती निद्रा यस्य) विशेषणम् (कुम्भकर्णम्)

• सहिताः: together/assembled
• सहिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सह (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + इ (धातु) → सहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (ते)

• प्रत्यबोधयन्: awakened (him)
• प्रत्यबोधयन्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-अव-बुध् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (परस्मैपद), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; imperfect (they awakened)

Context

The tigers among Rakshasas entered the residence paved with gold and precious stones, a delightful one and saw sleeping Kumbhakarna of great prowess.

Characters & Entities

• Kumbhakarṇa
• Rākṣasas

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Tamas (inertia) obstructs right action; dharma requires wakefulness—inner and outer—to respond to duty with clarity.

What is the narrative situation?

The Rākṣasas collectively begin the process of waking Kumbhakarṇa from an extraordinarily deep sleep.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Alertness and readiness for duty are implied as virtues by their absence in Kumbhakarṇa’s state of overpowering sleep.