Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 56, Shloka 15

अकम्पनवधः — The Slaying of Akampana

Hanuman’s rout of the Rakshasa host

Devanagari script

आत्मानंमप्रहरणंज्ञात्वाक्रोधसमन्वितः ।शैलमुत्पाटयामासवेगेनहरिपुङ्गवः ।।6.56.15।।

Transliteration

ātmānam apraharaṇaṁ jñātvā krodhasamanvitaḥ | śailam utpāṭayāmāsa vegena haripuṅgavaḥ ||

Translation

ولمّا علم أنّه بلا سلاح، امتلأ غضبًا؛ فاقتلع سيّد القِرَدة جبلًا بعجلةٍ ليجعله وسيلةَ الهجوم.

Word by Word

• आत्मानम्: himself
• आत्मानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (कर्म) एकवचन

• अप्रहरणम्: unarmed
• अप्रहरणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-praharaṇa (प्रातिपदिक; नञ् + प्रहरण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया एकवचन; विशेषणम् आत्मानम्; समासः नञ्-तत्पुरुषः (without a weapon)

• ज्ञात्वा: having realized
• ज्ञात्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jñā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); अर्थः having known/realized

• क्रोधसमन्वितः: filled with anger
• क्रोधसमन्वितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: krodha-samanvita (प्रातिपदिक; क्रोध + समन्वित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (endowed with anger); विशेषणम् हरिपुङ्गवः

• शैलम्: a mountain/rock
• शैलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (कर्म) एकवचन

• उत्पाटयामास: uprooted/tore up
• उत्पाटयामास: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + √पाट्/√पट् (धातु); causative stem (णिच्)
• Form: लिट् (perfect); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative): uprooted/tore up

• वेगेन: with speed/force
• वेगेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vega (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (करण) एकवचन; manner/instrument (with speed/force)

• हरिपुङ्गवः: the foremost Vanara
• हरिपुङ्गवः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari-puṅgava (प्रातिपदिक; हरि + पुङ्गव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (कर्ता) एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (bull among Vanaras = chief Vanara)

Context

Vanara leader himself knowing that he is without any weapon, full of anger took up a mountain quickly.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Mountain (śaila)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Duty finds a way: even without conventional weapons, a protector of Dharma adapts to meet the threat—power is subordinated to righteous purpose.

What is the narrative situation?

Unarmed, Hanumān improvises by uprooting a mountain as a weapon against Akampana.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Resourceful courage and readiness to act for the righteous cause.