Event Detail

Battle with Kumbhakarna

Type: WarConfidence: High

Kumbhakarna enters battle and is ultimately slain in one of the campaign’s major engagements.

Kumbhakarna enters battle and is ultimately slain in one of the campaign’s major engagements. This episode is modeled as part of the Ramayana: Lanka Campaign arc and positioned in phase 2 using relative chronology (order 365). The record is prepared for comparative reading across textual, historical, and modern scholarly interpretations with explicit source-link traceability.

Why this confidence: High confidence because this episode is consistently preserved in mainstream narrative sequences and has broad interpretive continuity.

Valmiki Verse References

  • Valmiki Ramayana Yuddha Kanda 6-67

    श्लोक-संदर्भ: Valmiki Ramayana Yuddha Kanda 6-67

    śloka reference: Valmiki Ramayana Yuddha Kanda 6-67

    Primary chapter-level shloka reference for Battle with Kumbhakarna.

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Interpretations

Event detail compares interpretations and linked sources in one place.

  • Textual sequence · Valmiki Textual Tradition

    Battle with Kumbhakarna is placed in the Ramayana: Lanka Campaign sequence based on narrative continuity and relative-order mapping.

    Approximate range: -700 to -100
    Auto-seeded interpretation aligned with event confidence level: high.

Sources

  • Valmiki Ramayana Primary Index

    Sanskrit Documents · 2026 · primary_text

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