Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 67, Shloka 9

कुम्भकर्णवधः

The Slaying of Kumbhakarna

Devanagari script

ततःपर्वतमुत्पाट्यद्विविदःप्लवगर्षभः ।।।।दुद्रावगिरिशृङ्गाभंविलम्बइवतोयदः ।

Transliteration

tataḥ parvatam utpāṭya dvividaḥ plavagarṣabhaḥ |

dudrāva giriśṛṅgābhaṁ vilamba iva toyadaḥ ||

Translation

Pagkatapos, si Dvivida, isang toro sa gitna ng mga Vanara, ay bumunot ng isang bundok at sumugod—tulad ng isang nagbabantang ulap ng kulog, at kawangis ng tuktok ng bundok.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb): 'thereafter/then'

• पर्वतम्: mountain
• पर्वतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• उत्पाट्य: having uprooted
• उत्पाट्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ut-√paṭ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), 'having uprooted/torn up'

• द्विविदः: Dvivida
• द्विविदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvivida (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• प्लवगर्षभः: bull among the vanaras
• प्लवगर्षभः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: plavaga + ṛṣabha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): प्लवगानाम् ऋषभः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• दुद्राव: ran/rushed
• दुद्राव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dru (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd person singular, Perfect, Parasmaipada)

• गिरिशृङ्गाभम्: like a mountain-peak (in appearance)
• गिरिशृङ्गाभम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: giri + śṛṅga + ābha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (determinative): गिरिशृङ्गस्य आभम्/आभम् इव; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• विलम्बः: a hanging mass
• विलम्बः: Upamana (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vilamba (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular); here used in simile as 'a hanging mass'

• इव: like
• इव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (indeclinable of comparison): 'like/as'

• तोयदः: cloud (water-giver)
• तोयदः: Upameya (उपमेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: toyada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

Context

Thereafter Dwivida, a bull among the Vanaras lifted a mountain and went towards Kumbhakarna who resembled a threatening cloud.

Characters & Entities

• Dvivida
• Kumbhakarṇa (target implied by context)
• Mountain (as weapon)

FAQs

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

Dharma in a righteous war includes collective support: when one ally is endangered, others step in decisively to protect the cause.

What is the narrative situation?

After Sugrīva’s clash, Dvivida advances by uprooting a mountain to strike the rākṣasa opponent.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Readiness to aid comrades—courage joined with solidarity.