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Kumbhakarna (Sanskrit: कुम्भकर्ण, kumbhakarNa), in the Hindu epic Ramayana, was a Rakshasa and brother of Ravana. Despite of his monstrous size and great hunger, he was somewhat described of having a good character, though he killed and ate many Hindu monks to show his power only. Image File history File links Example. ... The Brahmic family is a family of abugidas (writing systems) used in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Tibet, Mongolia, Manchuria. ... The Sanskrit language ( , for short ) is a classical language of India, a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Jainism, and one of the 23 official languages of India. ... Hinduism (known as in some modern Indian languages[1]) is a religion that originated in the Indian subcontinent. ... For the television series by Ramanand Sagar, see Ramayan (TV series). ... A rakshasa (Sanskrit: रा॑क्षसः, ; alternately, raksasa or rakshas) is a demon or unrighteous spirit in Hinduism. ... A depiction of Ravana, Hindu rakshasa King of Lanka In Hinduism, Ravana (Devanagari: रावण, IAST ; sometimes transliterated Raavana and as Ravan or Revana) is the principal antagonist of the Hindu epic, the Ramayana. ...

Kumbhakarna was considered a giant, and said to be 420,000 metres tall.^{[citation needed]} When he asked for a boon (blessing) from Brahma, his tongue was tied by a goddess, and all he managed to say was that he wanted to sleep (Some sources say that this was not a boon, but a curse, from Brahma). His request was granted, as Kumbhakarna slept for six months at a time and woke for only one day before returning to sleep. However, when he woke up, he ate everything in the vicinity, including humans. Look up giant in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Brahma (IAST: Brahmā) (Devanagari ब्रह्मा, pronounced as ) is the Hindu god (deva) of creation, and one of the Hindu Trinity - Trimurti, the others being Vishnu and Shiva. ...

During the war, Ravana went into battle and was humiliated by Rama and his army. He decided he needed the help of his brother Kumbhakarna, who was awakened with great difficulty. When he was informed of the circumstances of Ravana's war with Rama, he tried to convince Ravana that what he was doing was wrong.(Some sources do not imply that he said any such thing to Ravana. Rather, they mention that he sided with his brother wholeheartedly.) However, he chose to fight in the battle due to his loyalty to his brother. After becoming drunk, Kumbhakarna went into battle. He devastated Rama's army, heavily injured Hanuman, and knocked Sugriva unconscious and took him as a prisoner but was killed by Rama.^[1] When Ravana heard of his brother's death, he fainted and proclaimed that he is truly doomed. Rama ( in IAST, in Devanāgarī) or Ramachandra is a legendary or historical king of ancient India. ... Rama ( in IAST, in Devanāgarī) or Ramachandra is a legendary or historical king of ancient India. ... For the Tamil movie by same name see Anjaneya (film). ... In Hinduism, Sugriva was the younger brother of Vali. ...

Kumbhakarna had two sons, Kumbha and Nikumbha, who too fought in the war against Rama and were killed.^[2]

External links

• Sri Lanka, Virtual Library. KUMBHAKARNA

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