Shloka 150

कुम्भकर्णवधः

The Slaying of Kumbhakarna

Devanagari script

पश्यमेमुद्गरंभीमंसर्वकालायसंमहत् ।अनेननिर्जितादेवादानवाश्चपुरामया ।।।।

Transliteration

paśya me mudgaraṃ bhīmaṃ sarvakālāyasaṃ mahat | anena nirjitā devā dānavāś ca purā mayā ||

Translation

میرے اس ہولناک، عظیم لوہے کے گُرز کو دیکھ! اسی سے میں نے کبھی دیوتاؤں اور دانَووں کو بھی مغلوب کیا تھا۔

Word by Word

• paśya: see!
• paśya: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन (genitive: 'my')

• mudgaram: club/mace
• mudgaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mudgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• bhīmam: terrible
• bhīmam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhīma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying mudgaram)

• sarvakālāyasam: all-iron / entirely iron
• sarvakālāyasam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva + kāla + āyasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; समासः (अर्थः 'सर्वकालेन/सर्वथा आयसम्' = wholly of iron)

• mahat: great
• mahat: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• anena: by this
• anena: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन (instrumental: 'by this')

• nirjitāḥ: were conquered
• nirjitāḥ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir + √ji (धातु)
• Form: भूतकालिक-कृदन्त (क्त), कर्मणि; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; अर्थः 'जिताः' (conquered)

• devāḥ: the gods
• devāḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• dānavāḥ: the Dānavas
• dānavāḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

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

• purā: formerly
• purā: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time: formerly)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन (instrumental: 'by me')

Context

"See my terrible club made of wrought iron. By this I have won earlier Devatas and Danavas."

Characters & Entities

• Kumbhakarṇa
• Rāma
• Mudgara (club)
• Devas
• Dānavas

FAQs

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

The verse warns ethically against pride rooted in past victories. In the Ramayana, power without righteousness tends toward adharma; dharma requires humility and restraint even in strength.

What is the narrative situation?

Kumbhakarṇa boasts before Rāma, displaying his iron club and recalling earlier conquests.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

By contrast, Rāma’s virtue is implied: measured strength that does not rely on boasting; Kumbhakarṇa displays arrogance.