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

Da er erkannte, dass er ohne Waffe war, riss der erhabenste der Vānara, von Zorn erfüllt, in jähem Schwung einen Berg aus, um ihn zum Angriffsmittel zu machen.

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.