Shloka 100

कुम्भकर्णवधः

The Slaying of Kumbhakarna

Devanagari script

मेदोवसाशोणितदिग्धगात्रःकरायवसक्तग्रथितान्त्रमालः ।ववर्षशूलानिसतीक्षणदंष्ट्रःकालोयुगान्तस्थइववृद्धः ।।।।

Transliteration

medovasāśoṇita-digdha-gātraḥ karāyavāsakta-grathitāntra-mālaḥ | vavarṣa śūlāni satīkṣṇa-daṁṣṭraḥ kālo yugānta-stha iva vṛddhaḥ ||

Translation

چربی اور خون سے لتھڑے ہوئے اعضا، کانوں سے الجھی ہوئی آنتوں کی مالا لٹکائے، نہایت تیز نوک دار دانتوں والا وہ نیزے برسانے لگا—گویا یُگ کے انت پر پھیلا ہوا ہولناک کال خود۔

Word by Word

• medovasāśoṇitadigdhagātraḥ: whose limbs were smeared with fat and blood
• medovasāśoṇitadigdhagātraḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: medas + vasā + śoṇita + digdha + gātra (प्रातिपदिकानि)
• Form: बहुव्रीहिसमास (possessive): 'यस्य गात्राणि मेदसा वसया शोणितेन च दिग्धानि'; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• karayoḥ: of (his) hands
• karayoḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Gen), द्विवचन

• avasakta: hanging/attached
• avasakta: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ava-sañj (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'hanging/attached'

• grathita: tangled/knotted
• grathita: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: grath (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'entangled/knotted'

• antramālāḥ: a garland of entrails
• antramālāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: antra + mālā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): 'अन्त्राणां माला'; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• vavarṣa: rained/shot forth
• vavarṣa: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛṣ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• śūlāni: spears/pikes
• śūlāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Acc), बहुवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (pronoun)

• tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭraḥ: having sharp fangs
• tīkṣṇadaṃṣṭraḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tīkṣṇa + daṃṣṭrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि: 'यस्य दंष्ट्राः तीक्ष्णाः'; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kālaḥ: Time/Death
• kālaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• yugāntasthaḥ: standing at the end of an age
• yugāntasthaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuga + anta + stha (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्ताधार)
• Form: सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष: 'युगान्ते स्थितः'; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• iva: like/as
• iva: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमार्थक-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• vṛddhaḥ: grown/enlarged
• vṛddhaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vṛddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Context

Vanara (Dwivida) going near Kumbhakarna struck him with the mountain. He missed the target and it fell on his army.

Characters & Entities

• Kumbhakarṇa (implied by description in context)

FAQs

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

The verse highlights how adharma manifests as horrifying violence and intimidation; dharma requires resisting such terror without losing moral clarity.

What is the narrative situation?

In the heat of battle, Kumbhakarṇa (depicted in a gruesome state) showers the battlefield with spears, appearing like apocalyptic Death.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Implicitly, the opposing virtue: steadfast courage is required to face overwhelming, fear-inducing brutality.