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title: "Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 68"
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# Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 68

> कुम्भकर्णं हतं दृष्ट्वा राघवेण महात्मना।  
> राक्षसा राक्षसेन्द्राय रावणाय न्यवेदयन्॥ १॥

Seeing Kumbhakarṇa killed by the the high-souled Śrī Rāma. the ogres present on the field of battle reported the matter in the following words to Rāvaṇa, the ruler of ogres: (1)

> राजन् स कालसंकाशः संयुक्तः कालकर्मणा।  
> विद्राव्य वानरीं सेनां भक्षयित्वा च वानरान्॥ २॥  
> प्रतपित्वा मुहूर्तं तु प्रशान्तो रामतेजसा।  
> कायेनार्धप्रविष्टेन समुद्रं भीमदर्शनम्॥ ३॥  
> निकृत्तनासाकर्णेन विक्षरद्रुधिरेण च।  
> रुद्ध्वा द्वारं शरीरेण लङ्कायाः पर्वतोपमः॥ ४॥  
> कुम्भकर्णस्तव भ्राता काकुत्स्थशरपीडितः।  
> अगण्डभूतो विवृतो दावदग्ध इव द्रुमः॥ ५॥

‘Having scattered the simian ranks and devoured the monkeys and exhibited his prowess for a space, O king, Kumbhakarṇa, who vied with Yama (the god of retribution) has been claimed by death. Tormented by the arrows of Rāma (a scion of Kākutstha), nay, quelled by his superior strength, your celebrated younger brother, Kumbhakarṇa for his part, who resembled a mountain in size, lies reduced to a headless and limbless mass, resembling a tree scorched by a forest conflagration, with his trunk half submerged in the terrible-looking sea and blocking the main gate of Laṅka with his head, which has its nose and ears lopped off and from which blood is streaming profusely.” (2—5)

> श्रुत्वा विनिहतं संख्ये कुम्भकर्णं महाबलम्।  
> रावणः शोकसंतप्तो मुमोह च पपात च॥ ६॥

Tormented with grief on hearing of Kumbhakarṇa, who was endowed with extraordinary might, having been struck down dead in combat, Rāvaṇa fainted and sank down. (6)

> पितृव्यं निहतं श्रुत्वा देवान्तकनरान्तकौ।  
> त्रिशिराश्चातिकायश्च रुरुदुः शोकपीडिताः॥ ७॥

Afflicted with grief on hearing of their uncle having been killed, Rāvaṇa’s sons, Devāntaka and Narāntaka, Triśira and Atikāya too burst into a wail. (7)

> भ्रातरं निहतं श्रुत्वा रामेणाक्लिष्टकर्मणा।  
> महोदरमहापार्श्वौ शोकाक्रान्तौ बभूवतुः॥ ८॥

Rāvaṇa’s half-brothers, Mahodara and Mahāpārśwa were overwhelmed with grief on hearing of their half-borther, Kumbhakarṇa, having been killed by Śrī Rāma of unwearied action. (8)

> ततः कृच्छ्रात् समासाद्य संज्ञां राक्षसपुङ्गवः।  
> कुम्भकर्णवधाद् दीनो विललापाकुलेन्द्रियः॥ ९॥

Regaining consciousness with difficulty, Rāvaṇa (a bull among the ogres), who felt miserable due to Kumbhakarṇa’s fall, then began to wail as follows, distracted in mind as he was: (9)

> हा वीर रिपुदर्पघ्न कुम्भकर्ण महाबल।  
> त्वं मां विहाय वै दैवाद् यातोऽसि यमसादनम्॥ १०॥

“Alas, having deserted me, O heroic Kumbhakarṇa who crushed the pride of your enemies and were endowed with extraordinary might, you have, by divine will, actually departed to the abode of Death! (10)

> मम शल्यमनुद्धृत्य बान्धवानां महाबल।  
> शत्रुसैन्यं प्रताप्यैकः क्व मां संत्यज्य गच्छसि॥ ११॥

“Having tormented the hostile army and leaving me, whither are you going alone without extracting the thorn from my side as well as from that of my kinsfolk, O ogre endowed with extraordinary might? (11)

> इदानीं खल्वहं नास्मि यस्य मे पतितो भुजः।  
> दक्षिणोऽयं समाश्रित्य न बिभेमि सुरासुरात्॥ १२॥

“Surely, I shall no longer survive now that this right arm of mine, depending on whom I had no fear of any god or demon, has fallen. (12)

> कथमेवंविधो वीरो देवदानवदर्पहा।  
> कालाग्निप्रतिमो ह्यद्य राघवेण रणे हतः॥ १३॥

“I wonder how such a warrior, who quelled the pride of the gods and the demons alike and who resembled the fire of destruction at the time of universal dissolution, has been killed in combat by Rāma today. (13)

> यस्य ते वज्रनिष्पेषो न कुर्याद् व्यसनं सदा।  
> स कथं रामबाणार्तः प्रसुप्तोऽसि महीतले॥ १४॥

“Afflicted by the arrows of Rāma, how are you, the celebrated warrior, whom not even a stroke of lightning ever caused any harm, lying buried in eternal sleep on the earth’s surface? (14)

> एते देवगणाः सार्धमृषिभिर्गगने स्थिताः।  
> निहतं त्वां रणे दृष्ट्वा निनदन्ति प्रहर्षिताः॥ १५॥

“Standing in space greatly delighted to see you killed in battle, the yonder hosts of gods alongwith Ṛṣis are raising a shout of applause. (15)

> ध्रुवमद्यैव संहृष्टा लब्धलक्षाः प्लवंगमाः।  
> आरोक्ष्यन्तीह दुर्गाणि लङ्काद्वाराणि सर्वशः॥ १६॥

“Highly rejoiced on having found a suitable opportunity, the monkeys will on this occasion assuredly scale this very day the gates of Laṅkā, which were difficult of access heretofore, on all sides. (16)

> राज्येन नास्ति मे कार्यं किं करिष्यामि सीतया।  
> कुम्भकर्णविहीनस्य जीविते नास्ति मे मतिः॥ १७॥

“No purpose of mine will be served any longer by a kingdom and what shall I do with Sītā? Nay, bereft of Kumbhakarṇa, I have no mind even to preserve my life. (17)

> यद्यहं भ्रातृहन्तारं न हन्मि युधि राघवम्।  
> ननु मे मरणं श्रेयो न चेदं व्यर्थजीवितम्॥ १८॥

“If I do not kill in combat Rāma (a scion of Raghu), the destroyer of my brother, surely death is best for me; but in no case this life has no meaning for me now. (18)

> अद्यैव तं गमिष्यामि देशं यत्रानुजो मम।  
> नहि भ्रातॄन् समुत्सृज्य क्षणं जीवितुमुत्सहे॥ १९॥

“I shall proceed this very day to that region where my younger brother, Kumbhakarṇa, is. Indeed, sending away my brothers, I dare not survive even for an instant. (19)

> देवा हि मां हसिष्यन्ति दृष्ट्वा पूर्वापकारिणम्।  
> कथमिन्द्रं जयिष्यामि कुम्भकर्ण हते त्वयि॥ २०॥

“Surely on seeing me, who have wronged them in the past, the gods will mock me. Now that you have been killed, how shall I, O Kumbhakarṇa, be able to conquer Indra, the ruler of gods? (20)

> तदिदं मामनुप्राप्तं विभीषणवचः शुभम्।  
> यदज्ञानान्मया तस्य न गृहीतं महात्मनः॥ २१॥

“This calamity, which was adumbrated by that high-souled Vibhiṣaṇa, has fallen upon me only because his wholesome advice was not accepted by me through ignorance. (21)

> विभीषणवचस्तावत् कुम्भकर्णप्रहस्तयोः।  
> विनाशोऽयं समुत्पन्नो मां व्रीडयति दारुणः॥ २२॥

“Ever since the cruel end of Kumbhakarṇa and Prahasta came about the other day, the admonition of Vibhīṣaṇa is making me blush. (22)

> तस्यायं कर्मणः प्राप्तो विपाको मम शोकदः।  
> यन्मया धार्मिकः श्रीमान् स निरस्तो विभीषणः॥ २३॥

“Since the pious and fortunate Vibhīṣaṇa was expelled by me, this bitter fruit of that action, which is a source of grief, has come to me.” (23)

> इति बहुविधमाकुलान्तरात्मा  
> कृपणमतीव विलप्य कुम्भकर्णम्।  
> न्यपतदपि दशाननो भृशार्त-  
> स्तमनुजमिन्द्ररिपुं हतं विदित्वा॥ २४॥

Having thus lamented piteously and profusely in various ways on coming to know of his aforesaid younger brother, Kumbhakarṇa, an enemy of Indra, having been killed, Rāvaṇa (the ten-headed monster), whose inmost mind was agitated, sank down sore distressed. (24)

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