Shloka 5.47.38

अक्षवधः (The Slaying of Prince Aksha) — Sundarakāṇḍa Sarga 47

Devanagari script

निहत्य तं वज्रिसुतोपमप्रभं कुमारमक्षं क्षतजोपमेक्षणम्।तमेव वीरोऽभिजगाम तोरणं कृतक्षणः काल इव प्रजाक्षये।।5.47.38।।

Transliteration

nihatya taṃ vajrisutopamaprabhaṃ kumāram akṣaṃ kṣatajopamekṣaṇam |

tam eva vīro 'bhijagāma toraṇaṃ kṛtakṣaṇaḥ kāla iva prajākṣaye ||5.47.38||

Translation

Having slain Prince Akṣa—radiant like Indra’s son and with eyes reddened like blood—the hero went again to the gateway, standing resolved like Death itself at the world’s destruction.

Context

Hanuman, the hero with blood-shot eyes having slain Aksha, shone resplendent like the son of Indra (Jayanta), and reached the portal, and waited looking like the god of death determined to destroy all beings.ityārṣē vālmīkīyē śrīmadrāmāyaṇē ādikāvyē sundarakāṇḍē saptacatvāriṅśassargaḥ৷৷Thus ends the fortyseventh sarga of Sundarakanda of the holy Ramayana, the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Akṣa
• Indra (Vajrin)
• Kāla (Death/Time)
• Toraṇa (gateway/portal)

FAQs

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

Dharma is steadfast commitment to a just mission: after victory, Hanumān does not fall into pride or distraction; he returns to the strategic point (the gateway), focused on the larger duty.

What is the narrative situation?

Immediately after killing Akṣa, Hanumān repositions himself at the gateway of the area, prepared to face further forces in Laṅkā.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Kṛta-niścaya (determination) and strategic composure—Hanumān’s resolve resembles Kāla, symbolizing inevitability against adharma.