Shloka 14

कुम्भकर्णदर्शनम्

The Appearance of Kumbhakarna and the Account of His Might

Devanagari script

तेषुसंभक्षयमाणेषुप्रजाभयनिपीडिताः ।यान्तिस्मशरणंशक्रंतमप्यर्थंन्यवेदयन् ।।6.61.14।।

Transliteration

teṣu saṃbhakṣayamāṇeṣu prajā bhayanipīḍitāḥ |

yānti sma śaraṇaṃ śakraṃ tam apy arthaṃ nyavedayan ||6.61.14||

Translation

ครั้นเขายังคงเขมือบอยู่ ประชาชนผู้ถูกความหวาดกลัวบีบคั้นจึงไปพึ่งพระศักระ (อินทรา) แล้วกราบทูลเหตุการณ์นั้น

Word by Word

• तेषु: when/while those (events)
• तेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masc/Neut), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural); सर्वनाम

• संभक्षयमाणेषु: while (he/they) were devouring
• संभक्षयमाणेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-भक्ष् (धातु) → भक्षयमान (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masc/Neut), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural); वर्तमानकाले शतृ/शानच्-प्राय (present participle, middle sense)

• प्रजा-भय-निपीडिताः: people oppressed by fear
• प्रजा-भय-निपीडिताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक) + भय (प्रातिपदिक) + नि-पीड् (धातु) → निपीडित (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP)

• यान्ति: go
• यान्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपदम्

• स्म: indeed; (in past narration)
• स्म: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्म (अव्यय)
• Form: भूतार्थक/स्मरणार्थक निपात (particle indicating past habitual)

• शरणम्: refuge
• शरणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• शक्रम्: to Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रम्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तम्: to him
• तम्: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अप्यर्थक निपात (also/even)

• अर्थम्: matter; message
• अर्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• न्यवेदयन्: reported; informed
• न्यवेदयन्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-अव-विद् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपदम्

Context

"Mahendra who was armed with thunderbolt got enraged and hurt Kumbhakarna with thunderbolt. He reeled and roared with the strike."

Characters & Entities

• Kumbhakarṇa
• Śakra (Indra)

FAQs

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

When society is harmed, seeking rightful protection and reporting truthfully to legitimate authority aligns with Dharma—fear is natural, but truthful appeal is righteous.

What is the narrative situation?

The terrified populace, suffering Kumbhakarṇa’s devouring, approaches Indra for protection and informs him of the crisis.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

The people’s virtue is सत्य (truthfulness) in reporting and reliance on lawful guardianship rather than retaliatory chaos.