Shloka 6

अकम्पन-प्रेषणम् तथा कपि-राक्षस-रणवर्णनम्

Akampana Dispatched; The Vanara–Rakshasa Battle and Omens

Devanagari script

ततोनानाप्रहरणाभीमाक्षाभीमदर्शनाः ।निष्पेतूराक्षसामुख्याबलाध्यक्षप्रचोदिताः ।।।।

Transliteration

tato nānā-praharaṇā bhīmākṣā bhīma-darśanāḥ | niṣpetū rākṣasā mukhyā balādhyakṣa-pracoditāḥ ||

Translation

Maka keluarlah para Rākṣasa terkemuka—bersenjata pelbagai, bermata menggerunkan dan berwajah ngeri—menerpa ke hadapan, didorong oleh panglima bala tentera.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: सम्बन्ध (Context/Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), काल/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (temporal/sequential adverb)

• नानाप्रहरणाः: armed with various weapons
• नानाप्रहरणाः: विशेषण (Qualifier of राक्षसामुख्याः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना-प्रहरण (प्रातिपदिक) [नाना + प्रहरण]
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारय: 'various weapons (having)'

• भीमाक्षाः: with dreadful eyes
• भीमाक्षाः: विशेषण (Qualifier of राक्षसामुख्याः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीम-अक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) [भीम + अक्ष]
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारय: 'fearsome-eyed'

• भीमदर्शनाः: terrific-looking
• भीमदर्शनाः: विशेषण (Qualifier of राक्षसामुख्याः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भीम-दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक) [भीम + दर्शन]
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारय: 'terrible in appearance'

• निष्पेतुः: rushed forth/leapt out
• निष्पेतुः: क्रिया (Kriyā/Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निष्+पत् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect, लिट्), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपद

• राक्षसामुख्याः: the chief Rakshasas
• राक्षसामुख्याः: कर्ता (Kartā/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस-मुख्य (प्रातिपदिक) [राक्षस + मुख्य]
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'chiefs among the Rakshasas'

• बलाध्यक्षप्रचोदिताः: urged by the army commander
• बलाध्यक्षप्रचोदिताः: विशेषण (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बल-अध्यक्ष-प्रचोदित (प्रातिपदिक) [बल + अध्यक्ष + प्रचोदित (कृदन्त)]
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural); प्रचोदित = क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle) from प्र+चुद्; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष-भाव: 'urged by the commander of the army'

Context

Akampana is a tamer of foes, protector of people, in that way capable, always desirous of welfare, lover of war.

Characters & Entities

• Rākṣasa troops

FAQs

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

The verse underscores disciplined mobilization in war; the epic’s ethical lens later judges warfare by restraint, right cause, and protection of the innocent.

What is the narrative situation?

Rākṣasa leaders, armed and terrifying, surge into the battlefield under command direction.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Military discipline and readiness (though serving an unrighteous cause in the epic’s larger frame).