Shloka 8
अकम्पनवधः — The Slaying of Akampana
Hanuman’s rout of the Rakshasa host
तान्मृत्युवशमापन्नानकम्पनवंशगतान् ।समीक्ष्यहनुमान्ज्ञातीनुपतस्थेमहाबलः ।।6.56.8।।
tān mṛtyu-vaśam āpannān akampana-vaṃśa-gatān |
samīkṣya hanumān jñātīn upatasthē mahā-balaḥ ||6.56.8||
അകമ്പനൻ മൂലം മരണാധീനരായ തന്റെ ബന്ധുക്കളെ കണ്ട മഹാബലനായ ഹനുമാൻ മുന്നോട്ട് ചെന്നു അവർക്കായി നിലകൊണ്ടു.
Thereafter Rama with the army of Devatas, Atibala and Lakshmana, in the same way Sugriva, the army chief, so also, Vibheeshana of exceeding might praised Hanuman.।। ityārṣēvālmīkīyēśrīmadrāmāyaṇēādikāvyēyuddhakāṇḍēṣaṭapañcāśassargaḥ ।।This is the end of the fifty sixth sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
Protecting one’s community in danger is dharma; Hanumān acts as a guardian-leader who steps forward when others are overwhelmed.
After the Vānara troops are routed by Akampana’s arrows, Hanumān advances to support them and face Akampana.
Śaurya with karuṇā: courageous intervention motivated by loyalty and concern for his kin.