Chapter 9 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 9

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 9.27

कुम्भकर्णः प्रमत्तस्तु महर्षीन्धर्मवत्सलान्। त्रैलोक्ये नित्यासंतुष्टो भक्षयन्विचचार ह॥

kumbhakarṇaḥ pramattastu maharṣīndharmavatsalān| trailokye nityāsaṃtuṣṭo bhakṣayanvicacāra ha||

English Meaning

Kumbhakarma, maddened to the height, devouring mighty-saints devoted to religion, constantly ranged the triune world in a dissatisfied spirit.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)