Shloka 35
कुम्भकर्णप्रस्थानम्
Kumbhakarna’s Departure for Battle
सर्पैरुष्ट्रैःखरैरश्वैस्सिम्हद्विपमृगद्विजैः ।अनुजग्मुश्चतंघोरंकुम्भकर्णंमहाबलम् ।।।।
sarpair uṣṭraiḥ kharair aśvaiḥ siṃha-dvipa-mṛga-dvijaiḥ |
anujagmuś ca taṃ ghoraṃ kumbhakarṇaṃ mahābalam ||6.65.35||
เหล่าพวกนั้นติดตามกุมภกรรณะผู้ดุร้ายทรงพละยิ่ง—บางตนขี่งู อูฐ ลา และม้า; บางตนถึงกับขี่สิงโต ช้าง กวาง และนกทั้งหลายตามไปด้วย
On dreadful and mighty serpents, camels, donkeys, horses, lions, antelopes, and birds also the Rakshasas accompanied Kumbhakarna.
FAQs
The verse underscores the scale and abnormality of adharma-driven war imagery—suggesting how moral disorder manifests as disorderly, fearsome mobilization.
The poet depicts the rākṣasa host following Kumbhakarṇa with extraordinary mounts and terror-inducing spectacle.
Fearlessness (or ferocity) in battle, portrayed through the terrifying entourage.