Shloka 36

अकम्पनवधः — The Slaying of Akampana

Hanuman’s rout of the Rakshasa host

Devanagari script

सोऽपिप्रहृष्टस्तान् सर्वान् हरीन् सम्प्रत्यपूजयत् ।हनुमान्सत्त्वसम्पन्नोयथार्हमनुकूलतः ।।6.56.36।।

Transliteration

so ’pi prahṛṣṭas tān sarvān harīn sampratyapūjayat |

hanumān sattva-sampanno yathārham anukūlataḥ ||6.56.36||

Translation

Hanumān juga bersukacita; berjiwa mulia dan teguh, baginda pun membalas penghormatan kepada semua Vānara itu menurut kelayakan masing-masing, dengan budi yang ramah dan berkenan.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• अपि: also
• अपि: सम्बन्ध/निपात (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थ (also/even)

• प्रहृष्टः: delighted
• प्रहृष्टः: कर्ता-विशेषण (adjective of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रहृष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √हृष् (धातु) + प्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past participle), क्त (kta)

• तान्: those
• तान्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: कर्म-विशेषण (qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• हरीन्: monkeys (Vānara warriors)
• हरीन्: कर्म (Karma/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• सम्प्रति: then/at that time
• सम्प्रति: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्प्रति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb: just now/then)

• अपূजयत्: honoured
• अपূजयत्: क्रिया (verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• हनुमान्: Hanuman
• हनुमान्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हनुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सत्त्वसम्पन्नः: endowed with virtue
• सत्त्वसम्पन्नः: कर्ता-विशेषण (adjective of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्त्व + सम्पन्न (प्रातिपदिक; √पद्/√पन्? as ‘सम्पन्न’ from √पद्/√पन् in sense ‘to be accomplished’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative): ‘सत्त्वेन सम्पन्नः’

• यथार्हम्: as appropriate
• यथार्हम्: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + अर्ह (अव्ययीभाव-समास)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्ययीभावसमास; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: as is proper)

• अनुकूलतः: favourably
• अनुकूलतः: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनुकूल (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय; तद्धितान्त अव्यय (tas-unadi/तस्): manner adverb ‘favourably’

Context

"I wish to see the end of Vanaras who boast of their warfare. The entire Rakshasa army is destroyed by them."

Characters & Entities

• Hanumān
• Vānara host

FAQs

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

True greatness expresses itself as humility and fairness: Hanumān returns honour appropriately, aligning recognition with merit (yathārham) and truthfulness of character (satya in conduct).

What is the narrative situation?

After being honoured by the Vānara troops, Hanumān respectfully honours them back.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sattva (nobility) joined with vinaya (humility): he does not hoard praise but shares respect.