Shloka 26

अकम्पनवधः — The Slaying of Akampana

Hanuman’s rout of the Rakshasa host

Devanagari script

सचतुर्दशभिर्बाणैश्शितैर्देहविदारणैः ।निर्बिभेदहनूमन्तंमहावीर्यमकम्पनः ।।6.56.26।।

Transliteration

sa caturdaśabhir bāṇaiḥ śitair dehavidāraṇaiḥ |

nirbibhēda hanūmantaṃ mahāvīryam akampanaḥ ||6.56.26||

Translation

അപ്പോൾ മഹാവീരനായ അകമ്പനൻ ദേഹം കീറിപ്പിളർക്കുന്ന മൂർച്ചയുള്ള പതിനാലു അമ്പുകളാൽ ഹനുമാനെ കുത്തിത്തുളച്ചു.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• चतुर्दशभिः: with fourteen
• चतुर्दशभिः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्दश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्गे तृतीया-बहुवचनम् (Instrumental, Plural); बाणैः इति विशेषणम् (numeral adjective)

• बाणैः: by arrows
• बाणैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया-बहुवचनम् (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

• शितैः: sharp
• शितैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया-बहुवचनम् (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural); बाणैः इति विशेषणम्

• देह-विदारणैः: body-tearing
• देह-विदारणैः: करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक) + विदारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया-बहुवचनम् (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural); बाणैः इति विशेषणम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (deha-splitting)

• निर्बिभेद: pierced/split
• निर्बिभेद: क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भिद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम् (3rd person singular)

• हनूमन्तम्: Hanuman
• हनूमन्तम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनूमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-एकवचनम् (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• महावीर्यम्: of great prowess
• महावीर्यम्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद-प्रातिपदिक) + वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया-एकवचनम् (Masculine, Accusative, Singular); हनूमन्तम् इति विशेषणम्

• अकम्पनः: Akampana
• अकम्पनः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अकम्पन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Masculine, Nominative, Singular); सः इति समानाधिकरणम् (apposition)

Context

With fourteen pointed powerful arrows, Akampana tormented and split the body of Hanuman.

Characters & Entities

• Akampana
• Hanuman

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

The verse frames battlefield duty (yuddha-dharma): warriors meet force with force, yet the narrative invites reflection on right use of power—strength is tested, not by cruelty, but by steadfastness under harm.

What is the narrative situation?

During the Lanka war, the rakshasa leader Akampana strikes Hanuman with a concentrated volley of fourteen arrows.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Hanuman’s endurance and resolve are foregrounded by the severity of the attack.