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Kumbhakarna

Hindu · quartigod · heroic age · Recorded classification

Giant rakshasa brother of Ravana, famed for his enormous sleep and strength

Parentage

parent: Vishrava
parent: Kaikesi

Domains

strength
war

Powers

Sleep for six months and wake ravenous for six
Crushes armies with mountainous strength and devours hosts of warriors

Epithets

कुम्भकर्ण Sanskrit · Kumbhakarṇa · nameHe with pot-shaped earsValmiki Ramayana, Uttara Kanda (primary)

Relations

sibling: RavanaFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (Vishrava & Kaikesi) per the figures' cited genealogy.
sibling: VibhishanaFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (Vishrava & Kaikesi) per the figures' cited genealogy.

Sources

existence: Ramayana (Valmiki) (primary)

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