Chapter 66 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 66

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 66.23

न कुम्भकर्णः काकुत्स्थं दृष्ट्वा जीवन्गमिष्यति। दीव्यमानमिवासाद्य पतङ्गो ज्वलनं यथा॥

na kumbhakarṇaḥ kākutsthaṃ dṛṣṭvā jīvangamiṣyati| dīvyamānamivāsādya pataṅgo jvalanaṃ yathā||

English Meaning

Like an insect coming to a glowing and flaming fire, Kumbhakarna, seeing Kākutstha, shall not away.hence living.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)