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Shloka 16

कुम्भकर्णदर्शनम्

The Appearance of Kumbhakarna and the Account of His Might

तस्यनानद्यमानस्यकुम्भकर्णस्यरक्षसः ।श्रुत्वानिनादंवित्रस्ताःभूमिभूयोवितत्रसे ।।6.61.16।।

tasya nānadyamānasya kumbhakarṇasya rakṣasaḥ |

śrutvā ninādaṃ vitrastāḥ bhūmi bhūyo vitatrase ||6.61.16||

ครั้นได้ยินเสียงคำรามของยักษ์กุมภกรรณผู้กู่ก้อง เหล่าสรรพสัตว์ที่หวาดผวาก็สะท้านสะเทือนยิ่งขึ้นบนแผ่นดิน ซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่า

तस्यof him
तस्य:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
नानद्यमानस्यwhile roaring
नानद्यमानस्य:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootनद् (धातु) → नानद्यमान (कृदन्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; वर्तमानकाले शानच् (present participle, middle)
कुम्भकर्णस्यof Kumbhakarna
कुम्भकर्णस्य:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootकुम्भकर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन
रक्षसःof the rākṣasa
रक्षसः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootरक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)
निनादम्roar
निनादम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootनिनाद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन
वित्रस्ताःterrified
वित्रस्ताः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रस् (धातु) → वित्रस्त (कृदन्त)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP)
भूमि-भूयःagain and again (on earth)
भूमि-भूयः:
Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभूमि (प्रातिपदिक) + भूयस्/भूयः (अव्यय/तुलनार्थ)
Formअव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (adverbial: 'again and again on the ground/earth')
वितत्रसे(you) became frightened / were frightened
वितत्रसे:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootत्रस् (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; (पाठभेदे 3rd pl. 'वितत्रसुः' अपेक्षितम्)

"Then mighty Kumbhakarna, who was enraged, pulled out the tusk of Airavatham and struck at the chest of Indra."

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Kumbhakarṇa

FAQs

Terror spreads social collapse; Dharma emphasizes creating fearlessness (abhaya) through just protection and truthful leadership.

Kumbhakarṇa’s roar intensifies the panic of those already frightened on earth.

The implied virtue is steadiness (sthiti) in crisis—needed for Dharma to function when fear overwhelms communities.