कुम्भकर्णस्तु दुष्टात्मा नानाप्रहरणोद्यतः। नाज्ञायत तदा राजन्युद्धं केनाभ्यपद्यत॥
kumbhakarṇastu duṣṭātmā nānāpraharaṇodyataḥ| nājñāyata tadā rājanyuddhaṃ kenābhyapadyata||
English Meaning
The vicious-souled Kumbhakarņa armed with various weapons came you, but he did not know,* O king, with whom the conflict was going on. *For he was asleep till then so he was not acquainted with the particulars war-fare. He used to sleep for six months at a time.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)