Shloka 31
तंदृष्टवानिहतंभूमौराक्षसेन्द्रमकम्पनम् ।व्यथिताराक्षसास्सर्वेक्षितिकम्पइवद्रुमाः ।।6.56.31।।
taṃ dṛṣṭvā nihataṃ bhūmau rākṣasendram akampanam |
vyathitā rākṣasāḥ sarve kṣitikampa iva drumāḥ ||6.56.31||
羅刹の王アカンパナが地に倒れて討たれたのを見て、羅刹たちは皆、苦悶に震えた。まるで地震に揺れる樹々のように。
Seeing Akampana lying dead on the ground, the Rakshasas were shaken like the trees in the earthquake and were distressed.
FAQs
Adharma breeds instability: when leadership grounded in violence collapses, fear spreads quickly. The narrative implies that moral legitimacy (dharma) gives steadiness that mere power cannot.
Akampana’s death demoralizes the rakshasa forces, who react with collective shock and fear.
On the vanara side, steadfast courage; on the rakshasa side, the fragility of morale when a feared leader falls.