Bhup anuj arimardan nama

Chaupai 2, Under Doha 176 · Bal Kand

Chaupai Text

भूप अनुज अरिमर्दन नामा। भयउ सो कुंभकरन बलधामा॥ सचिव जो रहा धरमरुचि जासू। भयउ बिमात्र बंधु लघु तासू॥ २ ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

bhūpa anuja arimardana nāmā। bhayau so kuṃbhakaraṇa baladhāmā॥ saciva jo rahā dharamaruci jāsū। bhayau bimātra bandhu laghu tāsū॥ 2 ॥

Meaning

The king's younger brother named Arimardan became the mighty Kumbhakarna. The minister who remained, named Dharmaruchi, became Ravana's younger half-brother.

Context

This is Chaupai 2, Under Doha 176 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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