Shloka 1

अकम्पनवधः — The Slaying of Akampana

Hanuman’s rout of the Rakshasa host

Devanagari script

तद्दृष्टवासुमहत्कर्मकृतंवानरतस्तमैः ।क्रोधमाहारयामासयुधितीव्रमकम्पनः ।।6.56.1।।

Transliteration

tad dṛṣṭvā su mahat karma kṛtaṁ vānarasattamaiḥ | krodham āhārayāmāsa yudhi tīvram akampanaḥ ||

Translation

ครั้นเห็นมหากิจอันยิ่งใหญ่ที่เหล่าวานรผู้ประเสริฐได้กระทำในสนามรบ อกัมปนะก็ถูกครอบงำด้วยโทสะอันรุนแรง

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘that’ (object of dṛṣṭvā)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund): having seen

• सुमहत्: very great
• सुमहत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय) + महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् कर्म

• कर्म: deed
• कर्म: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कृतम्: done/performed
• कृतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् कर्म

• वानरसत्तमैः: by the foremost Vanaras
• वानरसत्तमैः: Kartr-karana (कर्तृ-करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वानर (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘best among Vanaras’), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; कर्तृ-करण-निर्देश (agent in passive sense)

• क्रोधम्: anger
• क्रोधम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आहारयामास: displayed/assumed
• आहारयामास: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-हृ (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative): ‘caused to bring forth/assumed’

• युधि: in battle
• युधि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युध् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (locative: in battle)

• तीव्रम्: intense
• तीव्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तीव्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् क्रोधम्

• अकम्पनः: Akampana
• अकम्पनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अकम्पन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Context

Observing the great action and accomplishment of the foremost Vanaras in the battle, Akampana exhibited violent anger.

Characters & Entities

• Akampana
• Vānaras (monkey warriors)

FAQs

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

Krodha is shown as a reaction to others’ righteous excellence; the epic repeatedly treats anger as a doorway to adharma unless governed by discernment and truth.

What is the narrative situation?

Akampana witnesses the Vānara forces’ powerful achievements on the battlefield and responds with escalating fury.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

On the Vānara side: valor and effectiveness in righteous service; on Akampana’s side: lack of inner restraint (self-mastery).