Shloka 30
अकम्पनवधः — The Slaying of Akampana
Hanuman’s rout of the Rakshasa host
सवृक्षेणहतस्तेनसक्रोधेनमहात्मना ।राक्षसोवानरेन्द्रेणपपातचममारच ।।6.56.30।।
sa vṛkṣeṇa hatas tena sakrodhena mahātmanā |
rākṣaso vānarendreṇa papāta ca mamāra ca ||6.56.30||
ক্রোধে উদ্দীপ্ত মহাত্মা বানরেন্দ্রের সেই বৃক্ষাঘাতে আঘাতপ্রাপ্ত হয়ে রাক্ষসটি ভূমিতে লুটিয়ে পড়ল এবং প্রাণত্যাগ করল।
Reacting in anger the great Vanara chief struck the Rakshasa with a tree, by which the Rakshasa fell down dead.
FAQs
The verse juxtaposes righteous force and anger: dharma permits force to stop harm, yet the text also notes krodha (anger) as a powerful, morally risky fuel that must be governed by discernment.
Hanuman’s counterblow with the uprooted tree proves fatal; the rakshasa collapses and dies.
Protective strength (śaurya) tempered by the implied need for self-mastery over anger.