Shloka 6.90.13

इन्द्रजित्-लक्ष्मणयुद्धम् तथा वानरप्रोत्साहनम् (Indrajit–Lakshmana Battle and the Rallying of the Vanaras)

Devanagari script

प्रहस्तोनिहतोवीरोनिकुम्भश्चमहाबल. ।कुम्भकर्णश्चकुम्भश्चधूम्राक्षश्चनिशाचरः ।।6.90.10।।जम्बुमालीमहामालीतीक्ष्णवेगोऽशनिप्रभः ।सुप्तघ्नोयज्ञकोपश्चवज्रदंष्ट्रश्चराक्षसः ।।6.90.11।।सम्ह्रादीविकटोऽरिघ्नस्तपनोदमएव च ।प्रघासःप्रघसश्चैवप्रजङ्घोजङ्घएव च ।।6.90.12।।अग्निकेतुश्चदुर्धर्षोरश्मिकेतुश्चवीर्यवान् ।विद्युज्जिह्वाद्विजिह्वश्चसूर्यशत्रुश्चराक्षसः ।।6.90.13।।अकम्पनःसुपार्श्वश्चचक्रमाली च राक्षसः ।कम्पनस्सत्त्ववन्तौतौदेवान्तकनरान्तकौ ।।6.90.14।।

Transliteration

agniketuś ca durdharṣo raśmiketuś ca vīryavān |

vidyujjihvā dvijihvaś ca sūryaśatruś ca rākṣasaḥ ||6.90.13||

Translation

Agniketu the unassailable, and Raśmiketu the valiant; Vidyujjihvā and Dvijihva; and the rākṣasa Sūryaśatru as well—all these were among those slain.

Context

"The heroic Prahastha, Nikumbha also and Kumbhakarna of mighty prowess, Kumbha also, night ranger Dum raksha, Jambumali, Mahamali, Teekshanavega, Asanibhra, Suptanga, Yagnakopa, Vajradamshtra, Rakshasas Simhadri, Arigna, Vikata, Tapana, Dama also, Praghaasa, Praghasa, Prajaghna, and Jaghan also, Durdarsha, Agniketha, heroes Rasmikethu, Vidyajihva, Dwijihwa, Suryasatru, and Rakshasas Akampana, Suparswa, Chakramali, and Rakshasas Kampana, and energetic Devanthaka and Naranthaka have been killed by you."

Characters & Entities

• Agniketu
• Durdharṣa
• Raśmiketu
• Vidyujjihvā
• Dvijihva
• Sūryaśatru
• Rākṣasa

FAQs

How does this verse relate to Satya (truthfulness) in the Ramayana?

It functions as a truthful battlefield accounting—naming those who have fallen—supporting a narrative ethic where events, losses, and outcomes are stated plainly without exaggeration.

What dharmic value is conveyed by listing the slain rākṣasas by name?

Even amid war, individuals are acknowledged distinctly; this reflects a dharmic restraint in narration—recognizing persons and consequences rather than treating death as anonymous or trivial.