Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 61, Shloka 13
कुम्भकर्णदर्शनम्
The Appearance of Kumbhakarna and the Account of His Might
एतेनजातमात्रेणक्षुधार्तेनमहात्मना ।भक्षितानिसहस्राणिसत्त्वानांसुबहून्यपि ।।6.61.13।।
etena jātamātreṇa kṣudhārtena mahātmanā |
bhakṣitāni sahasrāṇi sattvānāṃ subahūny api ||6.61.13||
Ngay trong khoảnh khắc vừa mới sinh ra, bị cơn đói hành hạ, đại lực ấy đã nuốt chửng hàng ngàn, hàng vạn sinh linh, vô số loài hữu tình.
"In that way when Kumbhakarna was devouring, out of fear all people sought the refuge of Indra and represented."
FAQs
Unrestrained appetite becomes हिंसा (harm) when unchecked by Dharma; the verse frames a moral contrast between raw impulse and the discipline required for righteous living.
A backstory detail: Kumbhakarṇa’s destructive hunger manifests immediately upon birth, leading to mass devouring of creatures.
The virtue highlighted by contrast is संयम (self-control), whose absence turns strength into calamity.