Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 55, Shloka 3
अकम्पन-प्रेषणम् तथा कपि-राक्षस-रणवर्णनम्
Akampana Dispatched; The Vanara–Rakshasa Battle and Omens
एषशास्ताचगोप्ताचनेताचयुधिसत्तमः ।भूतिकामश्चमेनित्यंनित्यंचसमरप्रियः ।।।।
eṣa śāstā ca goptā ca netā ca yudhi-sattamaḥ | bhūti-kāmaś ca me nityaṃ nityaṃ ca samara-priyaḥ ||
Er ist Züchtiger der Feinde, Beschützer und Führer, der Beste im Kampf; stets sucht er das Gedeihen meiner Sache und ist immerdar der Liebe zum Krieg ergeben.
There, the highly furious Rakshasas also exterminated the Vanaras with their weapons and darts.
FAQs
The verse highlights the ruler’s expectation that a leader should protect and guide his people; it indirectly points to rajadharma (duty of leadership), even though it is voiced from the opposing side.
In the war-council context, Akampana is being described as a capable commander—protector, leader, and battle-expert—fit to be relied upon in the coming clash.
Leadership and protective capability (netṛtva and goptṛtva), coupled with martial zeal.