To match thy might, Paulastya's son.”

Canto LXIII. Kumbhakarna's Boast.

Then Kumbhakarṇa laughed aloud

And cried; “O Monarch, once so proud,

We warned thee, but thou wouldst not hear;

And now the fruits of sin appear.

We warned thee, I, thy nobles, all

Who loved thee, in thy council hall.

Those sovereigns who with blinded eyes