Atibal kumbhakaran as bhrata

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 180 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

अतिबल कुंभकरन अस भ्राता। जेहि कहुँ नहिं प्रतिभट जग जाता॥ करइ पान सोवइ षट मासा। जागत होइ तिहूँ पुर त्रासा॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

atibala kumbhakarana asa bhrātā। jehi kahuṃ nahiṃ pratibhaṭa jaga jātā॥ karai pāna sovai ṣaṭa māsā। jāgata hoi tihūṃ pura trāsā॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

His brother was like the immensely powerful Kumbhakarna, whose equal as a warrior had never been born in the world. He drank liquor and slept for six months at a time. Whenever he woke, terror spread through the three worlds.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 180 from Bal Kand, in the episode “Ravan's Birth, Power, and Tyranny”. The episode describes the birth of Ravana and Kumbhakarna, their austerity-won power, and tyranny over the three worlds.

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