Canto 9: LiberationChapter 10: The Pastimes of the Supreme Lord, Rāmacandra

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.10.18

rakṣaḥ-patis tad avalokya nikumbha-kumbha-

dhūmrākṣa-durmukha-surāntaka-narāntakādīn

putraḿ prahastam atikāya-vikampanādīn

sarvānugān samahinod atha kumbhakarṇam

SYNONYMS

rakṣaḥ-patiḥ — the master of the Rākṣasas (Rāvaṇa); tat — such disturbances; avalokya — after seeing; nikumbhaNikumbha; kumbhaKumbha; dhūmrākṣaDhūmrākṣa; durmukhaDurmukha; surāntakaSurāntaka; narāntakaNarāntaka; ādīn — all of them together; putram — his son, Indrajit; prahastam — Prahasta; atikāyaAtikāya; vikampanaVikampana; ādīn — all of them together; sarva-anugān — all followers of Rāvaṇa; samahinot — ordered (to fight with the enemies); atha — at last; kumbhakarṇamKumbhakarṇa, the most important brother.

TRANSLATION

When Rāvaṇa, the master of the Rākṣasas, saw the disturbances created by the monkey soldiers, he called for Nikumbha, Kumbha, Dhūmrākṣa, Durmukha, Surāntaka, Narāntaka and other Rākṣasas and also his son Indrajit. Thereafter he called for Prahasta, Atikāya, Vikampana and finally Kumbhakarṇa. Then he induced all his followers to fight against the enemies.

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