Shloka 30

कुम्भकर्णदर्शनम्

The Appearance of Kumbhakarna and the Account of His Might

Devanagari script

सोऽसौव्यसमापन्नःकुम्भकर्णमबोधयत् ।त्वत्पराक्रमभीतश्चराजासम्प्रतिरावणः ।।6.61.30।।

Transliteration

so 'sau vyasanamāpannaḥ kumbhakarṇam abodhayat |

tvatparākramabhītaś ca rājā samprati rāvaṇaḥ ||6.61.30||

Translation

ด้วยความทุกข์ร้อนท่วมท้น และหวาดหวั่นต่อเดชานุภาพของท่าน บัดนี้พระราชาทศกัณฐ์ได้ปลุกกุมภกรรณให้ตื่นจากนิทราแล้ว

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• asau: that (same) one
• asau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• vyasanam: calamity/distress
• vyasanam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyasana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• āpannaḥ: overtaken (by)
• āpannaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√pad (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; 'having fallen into/attained'

• kumbhakarṇam: Kumbhakarna
• kumbhakarṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kumbhakarṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेष-नाम

• abodhayat: awakened
• abodhayat: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: budh (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative): 'awakened'

• tvat-parākrama-bhītaḥ: afraid of your valor
• tvat-parākrama-bhītaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषणम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tvat (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक) + parākrama (प्रातिपदिक) + bhīta (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: 'afraid of your prowess'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• rājā: king
• rājā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• samprati: now
• samprati: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samprati (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb: now/at present)

• rāvaṇaḥ: Ravana
• rāvaṇaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Context

"Overtaken by worry, the king out of fear of your prowess just awakened sleeping Kumbhakarna."

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Kumbhakarṇa
• Rāma (implied by 'your prowess')

FAQs

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

Adharma breeds fear and instability: a ruler who stands against righteousness is driven by anxiety and resorts to desperate measures rather than clear, ethical judgment.

What is the narrative situation?

Vibhīṣaṇa informs Rāma that Rāvaṇa, distressed and fearful of Rāma’s strength, has awakened the sleeping giant Kumbhakarṇa to turn the tide of war.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Satya (truthfulness) and loyal counsel: Vibhīṣaṇa’s role is to convey accurate intelligence to support righteous strategy.