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punaś ca vipra-śāpena
rākṣasau tau babhūvatuḥ
kumbhakarṇa-daśa-grīvau
hatau tau rāma-vikramaiḥ
Synonyms
punaḥ—again; ca—also; vipra-śāpena—being cursed by the brāhmaṇas; rākṣasau—the two Rākṣasas; tau—both of them; babhūvatuḥ—incarnated as; kumbhakarṇa-dasa-grīvau—known as Kumbhakarṇa and the ten-headed Rāvaṇa (in their next birth); hatau—they also were killed; tau—both of them; rama-vikramaiḥ—by the extraordinary strength of Lord Rāmacandra. ¶
Translation
Being cursed by the brāhmaṇas, the same two associates took birth again as Kumbhakarṇa and the ten-headed Rāvaṇa. These two Rākṣasas were killed by Lord Rāmacandra’s extraordinary power. ¶