Kumbhakarna was one of Ravana's greatest warriors and also his brother. Kumbhakarna was such a mighty warrior that he slept for six months at a time at which point he would wake up and destroy everything and eat a bunch of stuff. After binge eating he would then return to sleep for another six months. The six month rule was made by Brahma because Kumbhakarna destroyed and ate so much when he was awake. One day the rakshasas were in a sticky situation so they thought they had better wake up Kumbhakarna because he is the mightiest of all the demons. They had a heck of a time trying to wake him up and even went to the lengths of blowing horns, having elephants walk on him, and even brought women to him. This eventually woke up Kumbhakarna and made him why they woke him from his sleep so early. The rakshasas told him that the people of Sugriva had surrounded the city and that they needed his help. The rakshasas then brought him deer, pigs, and even humans for him to eat and wine to drink. After eating Kumbhakarna was still hungry so he went to the city gates and fought the Sugrivains. During the battle he ate a thousand monkeys and won the battle eventually capturing Hanuman. Kumbhakarna then engaged in a fight with Rama which of course he lost because Rama is the best ever. Rama shot Kumbhakarna with flaming arrows and decapitated. This caused Kumbhakarna to fall into the ocean, dead.
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