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'''Kumbakarna''', sometimes written as '''Khumbhakarna''', was the sole brother of [[Ravana]], the king of [[Lanka]] in the [[Hindu]] text ''the [[Ramayana]]''. He was a giant over a hundred times the size of normal men. He was supposed to have slept for six months straight following another six months of raucous violence and self-indulgence, including eating men and drinking blood. He was slain by [[Lakshmana]], [[Rama]]’s brother, during the course of the story. |
'''Kumbakarna''', sometimes written as '''Khumbhakarna''', was the sole brother of [[Ravana]], the king of [[Lanka]] in the [[Hindu]] text ''the [[Ramayana]]''. He was a giant over a hundred times the size of normal men. He was supposed to have slept for six months straight following another six months of raucous violence and self-indulgence, including eating men and drinking blood. He was slain by [[Lakshmana]], [[Rama]]’s brother, during the course of the story. |
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Revision as of 21:24, 28 June 2005
Kumbakarna, sometimes written as Khumbhakarna, was the sole brother of Ravana, the king of Lanka in the Hindu text the Ramayana. He was a giant over a hundred times the size of normal men. He was supposed to have slept for six months straight following another six months of raucous violence and self-indulgence, including eating men and drinking blood. He was slain by Lakshmana, Rama’s brother, during the course of the story.