Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 56, Shloka 6
अकम्पनवधः — The Slaying of Akampana
Hanuman’s rout of the Rakshasa host
ततःप्रजवनाश्वेनरथेनरथिनांवरः ।हरीनभ्यहनत्क्रोधाच्छरजालैकम्पनः ।।6.56.6।।
tataḥ prajavanāśvena rathena rathināṃ varaḥ |
harīn abhyahanat krodhāc chara-jālair akampanaḥ ||6.56.6||
Alors Akampana, le plus éminent des guerriers de char, monta sur un char attelé de chevaux rapides et, dans sa colère, assaillit les Vānaras d’un épais réseau de flèches.
In an atmosphere of triumph, the monkeys sportively shouted again saying that they are willing to give up their life also.
FAQs
Unchecked anger (krodha) distorts righteous action; the epic repeatedly treats anger as a cause of adharmic excess even within warfare.
Akampana launches a powerful chariot-based arrow assault against the Vānara troops.
Military skill is shown (archery and chariot warfare), but it is paired with anger—highlighting the need for self-mastery in righteous combat.