कुंभकर्ण की नींद

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Literally, Kumbhakarna's sleep. Kumbhakarna, a rakshasa mentioned in the Ramayana, would sleep for six months at a time and wake up for the other six months.

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kʊmbʱ.kəɾɳ kiː niːnd̪/, [kʊ̃mbʱ.kɐɾɳ‿kiː‿nĩːn̪d̪]

Noun

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कुंभकर्ण की नींद (kumbhkarṇ kī nīndf

  1. (idiomatic) long-lasting sleep without rocking
    • 1998, Harimohan Sharma, Mukesh-Alka Kaushik, अन्तर्गाथा [antargāthā], Rajpal & Sons, translation of The Insider (Rao novel) by P.V. Narasimha Rao, →ISBN, page 59:
      “अरे, इसके चेहरे पर ठंडा पानी डालो! इसे जगाओ! हिलाकर जगाओ! आज यह कुंभकर्ण की नींद क्यों सो रहा है?”
      “are, iske cehre par ṭhaṇḍā pānī ḍālo! ise jagāo! hilākar jagāo! āj yah kumbhkarṇ kī nīnd kyõ so rahā hai?”
      [original: 'Throw cold water on his face! Wake him up! Shake him up! What does he mean sleeping so late, like Kumbhakarna?']

Declension

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References

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  • Wagenaar, Henk W.; et al. (1993), “कुंभकर्ण की नींद”, in Allied Chambers transliterated Hindi-Hindi-English dictionary, New Delhi: Allied Chambers, page 420