and ha . ▁He ▁is ▁introduced ▁as ▁" a ▁dread ful ▁demon ▁that ▁was ▁always ▁hun gry ▁and ▁being ▁end owed ▁with ▁long ▁arms ". ▁Later , ▁he ▁is ▁identified ▁as ▁Sri ' s ▁son , ▁who ▁was ▁curs ed ▁by ▁an ▁asc etic . ▁The ▁ ▁Ram ach ar it aman as ▁tells ▁that ▁Kab and ha ▁was ▁curs ed ▁by ▁the ▁s age ▁Dur vas a , ▁who ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁hot ▁temper ▁in ▁H indu ▁myth ology . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁and ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁demon ic ▁form ▁ ▁The ▁Mah ab har ata ▁describes ▁him ▁thus : ▁Kab and ha ▁was ▁" as ▁big ▁as ▁a ▁mountain , ▁dark ▁as ▁a ▁black ▁cloud , ▁with ▁pointed ▁hair s ▁all ▁over ▁his ▁body ▁and ▁looked ▁fier ce ▁with ▁a ▁voice ▁as ▁loud ▁as ▁th under . ▁He ▁had ▁an ▁eye ▁on ▁his ▁st om ach , ▁round ▁and ▁yellow , ▁em itting ▁a ▁g lare ▁like ▁a ▁fire - name . ▁Looking ▁w icked ▁he ▁thrust ▁his ▁big ▁tongue ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁huge ▁mouth ▁l ick ing ▁the ▁sides ." ▁The ▁Ram ay ana ▁presents ▁a ▁similar ▁description ▁of ▁Kab and ha . ▁Kab and ha ▁had ▁a ▁broad ▁ch est ▁and ▁was ▁without ▁a ▁head ▁or ▁neck . ▁He ▁had ▁only ▁one ▁eye ▁on ▁his ▁ch est ▁and ▁a ▁mouth ▁on ▁his ▁bel ly . ▁He ▁used ▁his ▁long ▁arms ▁to ▁draw ▁his ▁pre y ▁closer . ▁Kab and ha ▁is ▁often ▁dep icted ▁as ▁a ▁tree