In Ramayana, Kumbhakarna is referred as Ravana's younger brother. But he was not a living being at all, but a Yantra (machine/robot) similar to a tank but in human form.
May be due to its high maintenance, it was made to sleep for a period of about six months and awakened only when need arises or when it has to be re-fuelled.
Sage Valmiki writes the thoughts of Brahma when he saw Kumbhakarna :
धà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¤®à¥ लोकविनाशाय पौलसà¥à¤¤à¥à¤¯à¥‡à¤¨à¤¾à¤¸à¤¿ निरà¥à¤®à¤¿à¤¤à¤ƒ |
तसà¥à¤®à¤¾à¤¤à¥à¤¤à¥à¤µà¤®à¤¦à¥à¤¯à¤ªà¥à¤°à¤à¥ƒà¤¤à¤¿ मृतकलà¥à¤ªà¤ƒ शयिषà¥à¤¯à¤¸à¥‡ || ६-६१-२४
Translation: It is sure that you were created by visravasa for the destroyal of people. On that account, you will be sleeping apparently dead from now onwards.
Here, he clearly uses the word निरà¥à¤®à¤¿à¤¤ (nirmitaH), which means 'built/created'
When Kumbhakarna was approaching Vanara Army and crushing them under his toes, they started to runway in fear. Then Ravana's brother Vibhishana reveal the truth of Kumbhakarna to Rama and his army.
उचà¥à¤¯à¤¨à¥à¤¤à¤¾à¤®à¥ वानराः सरà¥à¤µà¥‡ यनà¥à¤¤à¥à¤°à¤®à¥‡à¤¤à¤¤à¥à¤¸à¤®à¥à¤šà¥à¤›à¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¤à¤®à¥ |
इति विजà¥à¤žà¤¾à¤¯ हरयो à¤à¤µà¤¿à¤·à¥à¤¯à¤¨à¥à¤¤à¥€à¤¹ निरà¥à¤à¤¯à¤¾à¤ƒ || ६-६१-३३
Translation: Let all the monkeys be told that it is a kind of machine, advancing forward. By knowing this, they can become fearless by now.
But in same Ramayana, it was clearly stated that Kumbhakarna was married with Vajramala and had kumbh, nikumbh as sons. These sons were killed by Hanuman. So, Kumbhakarna must be an alive brother of Ravana, who had developed a robot and was using it himself in great wars. Therefore the Robot was named as Kumbhakarna. Kumbhakarna operated this Giant robot from its inside similar to AMP suit in Avatar movie.
Rama used Vayuvyastra (a wind forced missile) to cut-off Kumbhakarna's arm and then he hit arrows inside the mouth of the Robot and killed the brother of Ravana who was sitting inside. When Kumbhakarna was shot down by arrows of Rama, he died and the robot which had nobody to control it, fell into the sea.
Kumbhakarna was a mechanical Robot? | Mystery of india
May be due to its high maintenance, it was made to sleep for a period of about six months and awakened only when need arises or when it has to be re-fuelled.
Sage Valmiki writes the thoughts of Brahma when he saw Kumbhakarna :
धà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¤®à¥ लोकविनाशाय पौलसà¥à¤¤à¥à¤¯à¥‡à¤¨à¤¾à¤¸à¤¿ निरà¥à¤®à¤¿à¤¤à¤ƒ |
तसà¥à¤®à¤¾à¤¤à¥à¤¤à¥à¤µà¤®à¤¦à¥à¤¯à¤ªà¥à¤°à¤à¥ƒà¤¤à¤¿ मृतकलà¥à¤ªà¤ƒ शयिषà¥à¤¯à¤¸à¥‡ || ६-६१-२४
Translation: It is sure that you were created by visravasa for the destroyal of people. On that account, you will be sleeping apparently dead from now onwards.
Here, he clearly uses the word निरà¥à¤®à¤¿à¤¤ (nirmitaH), which means 'built/created'
When Kumbhakarna was approaching Vanara Army and crushing them under his toes, they started to runway in fear. Then Ravana's brother Vibhishana reveal the truth of Kumbhakarna to Rama and his army.
उचà¥à¤¯à¤¨à¥à¤¤à¤¾à¤®à¥ वानराः सरà¥à¤µà¥‡ यनà¥à¤¤à¥à¤°à¤®à¥‡à¤¤à¤¤à¥à¤¸à¤®à¥à¤šà¥à¤›à¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¤à¤®à¥ |
इति विजà¥à¤žà¤¾à¤¯ हरयो à¤à¤µà¤¿à¤·à¥à¤¯à¤¨à¥à¤¤à¥€à¤¹ निरà¥à¤à¤¯à¤¾à¤ƒ || ६-६१-३३
Translation: Let all the monkeys be told that it is a kind of machine, advancing forward. By knowing this, they can become fearless by now.
But in same Ramayana, it was clearly stated that Kumbhakarna was married with Vajramala and had kumbh, nikumbh as sons. These sons were killed by Hanuman. So, Kumbhakarna must be an alive brother of Ravana, who had developed a robot and was using it himself in great wars. Therefore the Robot was named as Kumbhakarna. Kumbhakarna operated this Giant robot from its inside similar to AMP suit in Avatar movie.
Rama used Vayuvyastra (a wind forced missile) to cut-off Kumbhakarna's arm and then he hit arrows inside the mouth of the Robot and killed the brother of Ravana who was sitting inside. When Kumbhakarna was shot down by arrows of Rama, he died and the robot which had nobody to control it, fell into the sea.
Kumbhakarna was a mechanical Robot? | Mystery of india