Valmiki Ramayana Aranya Kanda Sarga 72 Shloka 3
Original Shlokaतच्छरीरं कबन्धस्य घृतपिण्डोपमं महत्। मेदसा पच्यमानस्य मन्दं दहति पावकः।।3.72.3।।
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English Translation
मेदसा with flesh, पच्यमानस्य as the corpse was burning, कबन्धस्य Kabandha's, महत् great, घृतपिण्डोपमम् like a huge ball of ghee, तत् that, शरीरम् body, पावकः the fire, मन्दम् slowly, दहति burnt.
English Commentary
As the flesh of Kabandha's body decomposed, if burnt slowly in the fire although it was like a huge mass of fat.