Chapter 67 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 67

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 67.159

स कुम्भकर्णं सुरसैन्यमर्दनं महत्सु युद्धेषु कदाचनाजितम्। ननन्द हत्वा भरताग्रजो रणे महासुरं वृत्रमिवामराधिपः॥

sa kumbhakarṇaṃ surasainyamardanaṃ mahatsu yuddheṣu kadācanājitam| nananda hatvā bharatāgrajo raṇe mahāsuraṃ vṛtramivāmarādhipaḥ||

English Meaning

As the monarch of the immortals had rejoiced on slaying the mighty Asura Vrtra-Bharata's elder brother rejoiced on having in battle slain that smiter of celestial hosts, Kumbhakarna in mighty conflict, never (before) vanquished in renowned encounters.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)