Shloka 35

कुम्भकर्णवधः

The Slaying of Kumbhakarna

Devanagari script

बाहुभ्यांवानरान्सर्वान्प्रगृह्य स महाबलः ।भक्ष्यामाससङ्क्रुद्धोगरुडःपन्नगानिव ।।।।

Transliteration

bāhubhyāṃ vānarān sarvān pragṛhya sa mahābalaḥ |

bhakṣyāmāsa saṅkruddho garuḍaḥ pannagān iva |

Translation

他以双臂抓住所有婆那罗，凭那无量之力，盛怒之下开始吞噬他们，犹如迦楼罗吞食群蛇。

Word by Word

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

• vānara-sahasraiḥ: by thousands of monkeys
• vānara-sahasraiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vānara (प्रातिपदिक) + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (वानराणां सहस्रैः)

• ajitaḥ: unconquered/overwhelmed (covered)
• ajitaḥ: Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ajita (कृदन्त; √ji with a-)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; कर्तृविशेषण

• parvata-upamaiḥ: mountain-like
• parvata-upamaiḥ: Karaṇa-viśeṣaṇa (करणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parvata (प्रातिपदिक) + upama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पर्वत-उपमाः)

• rarāja: shone/appeared splendid
• rarāja: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: rāj (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• rākṣasa-vyāghraḥ: tiger among the rākṣasas
• rākṣasa-vyāghraḥ: Kartā (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa (प्रातिपदिक) + vyāghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (राक्षसानां व्याघ्रः)

• giriḥ: a mountain
• giriḥ: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; उपमेय/उपमान-प्रयोगे

• ātmaruhaiḥ: with self-grown trees
• ātmaruhaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātma-ruha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (आत्मनि/स्वयमेव रुहन्ति इति)

• iva: like
• iva: Upamāna-dyotaka (उपमानद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक-अव्यय

Context

Holding the Vanaras, the mighty Kumbhakarna started devouring all Vanaras just as Garuda does with serpents.

Characters & Entities

• Kumbhakarna
• Vānara
• Garuḍa
• Pannaga (serpents)

FAQs

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

It illustrates adharma’s nature: rage turns strength into cruelty, violating the restraint expected even in warfare and reminding that power must be governed by dharma.

What is the narrative situation?

Kumbhakarṇa grabs Vānaras in his arms and begins devouring them amidst the battle.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

By contrast, the virtue implied is saṃyama (restraint): the absence of restraint marks the rākṣasa’s conduct as morally degraded.