Shloka 17
अकम्पनवधः — The Slaying of Akampana
Hanuman’s rout of the Rakshasa host
ततस्तमभिदुद्रावराक्षसेन्द्रमकम्पनम् ।पुराहिनमुचिंसङ् ख्येवज्रेणेवपुरन्दरः ।।6.56.17।।
tatas tam abhidudrāva rākṣasendram akampanam |
purā hinamuciṃ saṅkhye vajreṇeva purandaraḥ ||6.56.17||
Kemudian Hanumān menerjang Akampana, raja di antara Rākṣasa, menyerangnya seperti Purandara, Indra dahulu, menewaskan Namuci di medan perang dengan vajra.
Then he went to Akampana and tormented him just as Indra did with his thunderbolt to Namuchi.
FAQs
It highlights yuddha-dharma: decisive action against adharma when protecting the righteous cause. Hanumān’s charge is not cruelty but a duty-bound assault in a just war.
In the battlefield at Laṅkā, Hanumān directly charges Akampana, likened to Indra’s ancient victory over Namuci.
Courage and righteous resolve (dhairya and vīrya) in confronting a powerful enemy without hesitation.