Shloka 6.90.14

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

akampanaḥ supārśvaś ca cakramālī ca rākṣasaḥ |

kampanaḥ sattvavantau tau devāntaka-narāntakau ||6.90.14||

Translation

You have slain Akampana, Suparśva, and the rākṣasa Cakramālī; likewise Kampana, and those two mighty ones—Devāntaka and Narāntaka.

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

• Akampana
• Suparśva
• Cakramālī
• Kampana
• Devāntaka
• Narāntaka

FAQs

How does this verse relate to Dharma in the Ramayana?

By naming the fallen aggressors, the verse frames the battle as a dharmic act: removing adharma embodied by violent rākṣasas and protecting the righteous side in a just war.

Where is Satya (truthfulness) reflected in this verse?

Satya appears as factual testimony—an honest accounting of who has been slain—reinforcing that righteous leadership acknowledges deeds truthfully rather than exaggerating or concealing them.