Shloka 76

कुम्भकर्णविबोधनम्

The Awakening of Kumbhakarna

Devanagari script

यन्नदेवैःकृतोराजानापिदैत्यैर्नदानवैः ।कृतःसइहरामेणविमुक्तःप्राणसंशयात् ।।।।

Transliteration

yan na devaiḥ kṛto rājā nāpi daityair na dānavaiḥ |kṛtaḥ sa iha rāmeṇa vimuktaḥ prāṇasaṃśayāt ||

Translation

无论是众神、底提耶（Daityas）还是达纳瓦（Dānavas）都未曾做到的事——罗摩在这里做到了：那位国王从死亡边缘被释放。

Word by Word

• yat: that which
• yat: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; relative pronoun; correlates with तत् (implicit)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्ययम् (negation)

• devaiḥ: by the gods
• devaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया, बहुवचनम्; instrumental plural

• kṛtaḥ: made/appointed
• kṛtaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्तः; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; predicate with rājā (understood: ‘made/appointed’)

• rājā: king
• rājā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्ययम् (negation)

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; ‘even/also’ (here: ‘nor even’)

• daityaiḥ: by the daityas
• daityaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया, बहुवचनम्

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्ययम् (negation)

• dānavyaiḥ: by the danavas
• dānavyaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया, बहुवचनम्

• kṛtaḥ: was done/made
• kṛtaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्तः; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; repeats for emphasis

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; demonstrative pronoun

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb of place)

• rāmeṇa: by Rama
• rāmeṇa: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया, एकवचनम्

• vimuktaḥ: was freed/escaped
• vimuktaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + muc (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्तः; पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; predicate of saḥ

• prāṇa-saṃśayāt: from peril of life/verge of death
• prāṇa-saṃśayāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी (5th case), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः ‘प्राणानां संशयः’ = doubt about life; ablative ‘from’

Context

"The king could escape from the verge of death and such an act was never done by Daityas or Danavas earlier in the encounter."

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Rāvaṇa
• Devas
• Daityas
• Dānavas

FAQs

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

True strength is governed by dharma: the capacity to spare an enemy when one could destroy him shows mastery over anger and ego.

What is the narrative situation?

Continuing the warning, the speaker stresses that Rāma’s extraordinary conduct and capability surpass even divine and demonic precedents.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Self-mastery (indriya-nigraha) expressed as deliberate restraint in victory.