Shloka 7
अकम्पन-प्रेषणम् तथा कपि-राक्षस-रणवर्णनम्
Akampana Dispatched; The Vanara–Rakshasa Battle and Omens
रथमास्थायविपुलंतप्तकाञ्चनभूषणम् ।मेघाभोमेघवर्णश्चमेघस्वनमहास्वनः ।।।।राक्षसैःसम्वृतोघोरैस्तदानिर्यात्यकम्पनः ।
ratham āsthāya vipulaṃ tapta-kāñcana-bhūṣaṇam | meghābho megha-varṇaś ca megha-svana-mahā-svanaḥ || rākṣasaiḥ saṃvṛto ghorais tadā niryāty akampanaḥ ||
ಆಮೇಲೆ ಅಕಂಪನನು ದೀಪ್ತ ಕಂಚಿನ ಆಭರಣಗಳಿಂದ ಅಲಂಕರಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ವಿಶಾಲ ರಥವನ್ನು ಏರಿ ಹೊರಟನು; ಮೇಘಸಮಾನ ರೂಪ-ವರ್ಣವನು, ಗುಡುಗಿನಂತೆ ಮಹಾಧ್ವನಿಯುಳ್ಳವನು, ಭೀಕರ ರಾಕ್ಷಸರಿಂದ ಆವರಿತನಾಗಿದ್ದನು.
In the meantime, in the midst Kumuda, Nala, Mainda, heroic vanaras became furious and went
FAQs
External splendor and intimidating force are shown as instruments of war; the Ramayana repeatedly contrasts such display with inner righteousness (dharma) as the true source of victory.
Akampana advances to battle in a magnificent chariot, accompanied by a terrifying Rākṣasa entourage.
Martial presence and intimidation (a strategic, not moral, ‘virtue’).