धनुःशतपरीणाहः स षट्शतसमुच्छ्रितः। रौद्रः शकटचक्राक्षो महापर्वतसंनिभः
His bow had a hundred spans, he stood six hundred tall, terrible, with cartwheel-like eyes, resembling a great mountain.
संनिपत्य च रक्षांसि दग्धशैलोपमो महान्। कुम्भकर्णो महावक्त्रः प्रहसन्निदमब्रवीत्
Gathering the Rākṣasas, immense as a burning mountain, Kumbhakarṇa of the great jaws laughed and spoke these words:
अद्य वानरमुख्यानां तानि यूथानि भागशः। निर्दहिष्यामि संक्रुद्धः पतङ्गानिव पावकः
Today, enraged, I will burn up the troops of the foremost monkeys, group by group, like fire consumes moths.
नापराध्यन्ति मे कामं वानरा वनचारिणः। जातिरस्मद्विधानां सा पुरोद्यानविभूषणम्
The monkeys, dwellers of the forest, have not truly wronged me; for beings like us, such acts are ornaments of the battlefield.
पुररोधस्य मूलं तु राघवः सहलक्ष्मणः। हते तस्मिन् हतं सर्वं तं वधिष्यामि संयुगे
But the root of the enemy is Rāghava with Lakṣmaṇa; if he is slain, all is slain. Him I will kill in battle.
एवं तस्य ब्रुवाणस्य कुम्भकर्णस्य राक्षसाः। नादं चक्रुर्महाघोरं कम्पयन्त इवार्णवम्
As Kumbhakarṇa spoke thus, the Rākṣasas raised a terrible roar, as if shaking the ocean.
तस्य निष्पततस्तूर्णं कुम्भकर्णस्य धीमतः। बभूवुर्घोररूपाणि निमित्तानि समन्ततः
As the wise Kumbhakarṇa swiftly advanced, dreadful omens appeared on all sides.
उल्काशनियुता मेघा बभूवुर्गर्दभारुणाः। ससागरवना चैव वसुधा समकम्पत
Clouds filled with meteors and lightning became donkey-colored; the earth, along with its seas and forests, trembled.
घोररूपाः शिवा नेदुः सज्वालकवलैर्मुखैः। मण्डलान्यपसव्यानि बबन्धुश्च विहंगमाः
Terrifying jackals howled, their mouths flaming; birds flew in leftward circles, forming ominous patterns.
निष्पपात च गृध्रोऽस्य शूले वै पथि गच्छतः। प्रास्फुरन्नयनं चास्य सव्यो बाहुरकम्पत
As he walked along the path, the vulture fell from his spear; his left eye twitched, and his left arm shook.
निष्पपात तदा चोल्का ज्वलन्ती भीमनिःस्वना। आदित्यो निष्प्रभश्चासीन्न वाति च सुखोऽनिलः
Then a blazing meteor, terrifying in sound, fell; the sun lost its brilliance, and the wind no longer blew pleasantly.
अचिन्तयन् महोत्पातानुदितान् रोमहर्षणान्। निर्ययौ कुम्भकर्णस्तु कृतान्तबलचोदितः
Reflecting on the great and hair-raising omens that had arisen, Kumbhakarna departed, urged on by the force of Death.
स लङ्घयित्वा प्राकारं पद्भ्यां पर्वतसंनिभः। ददर्शाभ्रघनप्रख्यं वानरानीकमद्भुतम्
He, massive as a mountain, crossed the rampart on foot and beheld the wondrous army of monkeys, resembling a dense mass of clouds.
ते दृष्ट्वा राक्षसश्रेष्ठं वानराः पर्वतोपमम्। वायुनुन्ना इव घना ययुः सर्वा दिशस्तदा
Seeing the foremost of rakshasas, the monkeys, mountain-like themselves, scattered in all directions like clouds driven by the wind.
तद् वानरानीकमतिप्रचण्डं दिशो द्रवद्भिन्नमिवाभ्रजालम्। स कुम्भकर्णः समवेक्ष्य हर्षा- न्ननाद भूयो घनवद्घनाभः
Beholding the exceedingly fierce monkey army, breaking apart like a mass of clouds fleeing in all directions, Kumbhakarna, cloud-like in form, roared again with delight, like thunder.
ते तस्य घोरं निनदं निशम्य यथा निनादं दिवि वारिदस्य। पेतुर्धरण्यां बहवः प्लवङ्गा निकृत्तमूला इव शालवृक्षाः
Hearing his dreadful roar, like the thunder of a cloud in the sky, many monkeys fell to the ground, like shala trees whose roots have been cut.
विपुलपरिघवान् स कुम्भकर्णो रिपुनिधनाय विनिःसृतो महात्मा। कपिगणभयमाददत् सुभीमं प्रभुरिव किंकरदण्डवान् युगान्ते
Kumbhakarna, mighty and bearing a massive iron club, emerged to destroy his enemies, instilling great terror in the monkey hosts, like a lord wielding the rod of punishment at the end of an age.
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Hear now the sixty-sixth sarga in the glorious Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Yuddha Kāṇḍa.
स लङ्घयित्वा प्राकारं गिरिकूटोपमो महान्। निर्ययौ नगरात् तूर्णं कुम्भकर्णो महाबलः
Kumbhakarna, immense and mountain-peaked in form, swiftly crossed the rampart and departed from the city.
ननाद च महानादं समुद्रमभिनादयन्। विजयन्निव निर्घातान् विधमन्निव पर्वतान्
He roared a mighty roar, echoing across the ocean, as if triumphing over thunderbolts and scattering mountains.
तमवध्यं मघवता यमेन वरुणेन वा। प्रेक्ष्य भीमाक्षमायान्तं वानरा विप्रदुद्रुवुः
Seeing him approach, dreadful-eyed and invincible even to Indra, Yama, or Varuna, the monkeys fled in terror.
तांस्तु विप्रद्रुतान् दृष्ट्वा राजपुत्रोऽङ्गदोऽब्रवीत्। नलं नीलं गवाक्षं च कुमुदं च महाबलम्
Seeing them fleeing, Prince Angada addressed Nala, Nīla, Gavākṣa, and the mighty Kumuda.
आत्मनस्तानि विस्मृत्य वीर्याण्यभिजनानि च। क्व गच्छत भयत्रस्ताः प्राकृता हरयो यथा
Forgetting their own strength and noble lineage, he said, 'Where are you going, frightened as ordinary monkeys?'
साधु सौम्या निवर्तध्वं किं प्राणान् परिरक्षथ। नालं युद्धाय वै रक्षो महतीयं विभीषिका
'Good friends, return! Why do you only protect your lives? This rakshasa is not enough for battle; this terror is immense.'
महतीमुत्थितामेनां राक्षसानां विभीषिकाम्। विक्रमाद् विधमिष्यामो निवर्तध्वं प्लवङ्गमाः
'This great terror of the rakshasas has arisen; by valor we shall dispel it. Return, O monkeys!'
कृच्छ्रेण तु समाश्वस्य संगम्य च ततस्ततः। वृक्षान् गृहीत्वा हरयः सम्प्रतस्थू रणाजिरे
With difficulty regaining their composure and gathering together, the monkeys seized trees and advanced onto the battlefield.
ते निवर्त्य तु संरब्धाः कुम्भकर्णं वनौकसः। निजघ्नुः परमक्रुद्धाः समदा इव कुञ्जराः
Rallying, the forest-dwellers, now enraged, attacked Kumbhakarna with utmost fury, like intoxicated elephants.
प्रांशुभिर्गिरिशृङ्गैश्च शिलाभिश्च महाबलाः। पादपैः पुष्पिताग्रैश्च हन्यमानो न कम्पते
Though struck by towering mountain peaks, massive stones, and blossoming treetops, the mighty one does not waver.
तस्य गात्रेषु पतिता भिद्यन्ते बहवः शिलाः। पादपाः पुष्पिताग्राश्च भग्नाः पेतुर्महीतले
Many stones fall upon his body and shatter; blossoming treetops are broken and drop to the earth.
सोऽपि सैन्यानि संक्रुद्धौ वानराणां महौजसाम्। ममन्थ परमायत्तो वनान्यग्निरिवोत्थितः
He, enraged and fully exerting himself, churns through the armies of the great-spirited monkeys, like fire rising in a forest.