Shloka 27

अकम्पन-प्रेषणम् तथा कपि-राक्षस-रणवर्णनम्

Akampana Dispatched; The Vanara–Rakshasa Battle and Omens

Devanagari script

राक्षसास्त्वभिसङ्क्रुद्धाःप्रासतोमरपाणयः ।।।।कपीन्निजघ्निरेतत्रशस्त्रःपरमदारुणैः ।

Transliteration

rākṣasās tv abhisaṅkruddhāḥ prāsa-tomara-pāṇayaḥ | kapīn nijaghnus tatra śastraiḥ parama-dāruṇaiḥ ||

Translation

ณ ที่นั้น เหล่ารากษสโกรธเกรี้ยว ถือหอกและโตมรในมือ ก็ฟาดฟันสังหารเหล่าวานรด้วยอาวุธอันน่าสยดสยองยิ่งนัก

Word by Word

• राक्षसाः: Rakshasas
• राक्षसाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/वाक्य-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• अभिसङ्क्रुद्धाः: highly enraged
• अभिसङ्क्रुद्धाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि-सम्-क्रुध् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (Past participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् राक्षसाः

• प्रासतोमरपाणयः: having spears and javelins in hand
• प्रासतोमरपाणयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रास (प्रातिपदिक) + तोमर (प्रातिपदिक) + पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (instrument/possession sense: ‘having in hands’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् राक्षसाः

• कपीन्: monkeys/Vanaras
• कपीन्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन

• निजघ्निरे: slew/struck down
• निजघ्निरे: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-हन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: there)

• शस्त्रैः: with weapons
• शस्त्रैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• परमदारुणैः: very dreadful
• परमदारुणैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + दारुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘supremely dreadful’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् शस्त्रैः

Context

Great heroes of the Vanara leaders, chiefs of army sportively waged a great battle and crushed Rakshasas repeatedly.।। ityārṣēvālmīkīyēśrīmadrāmāyaṇēādikāvyēyuddhakāṇḍēpañcapañcāśassargaḥ ।।This is the end of the fifty fifth sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Rākṣasas
• Vānaras

FAQs

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

The verse portrays the destructive momentum of anger in war; dharma calls for control of rage and for violence to be restrained and justified, not driven by fury.

What is the narrative situation?

A fierce phase of combat unfolds where enraged Rākṣasas attack and bring down many Vānaras using spears and other weapons.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Not a virtue but a warning-sign: uncontrolled krodha (anger) leading to cruelty.