Shloka 30

अकम्पनवधः — The Slaying of Akampana

Hanuman’s rout of the Rakshasa host

Devanagari script

सवृक्षेणहतस्तेनसक्रोधेनमहात्मना ।राक्षसोवानरेन्द्रेणपपातचममारच ।।6.56.30।।

Transliteration

sa vṛkṣeṇa hatas tena sakrodhena mahātmanā |

rākṣaso vānarendreṇa papāta ca mamāra ca ||6.56.30||

Translation

เมื่อถูกฟาดด้วยต้นไม้นั้นโดยจอมวานรผู้มีมหาจิต ผู้เดือดดาลด้วยโทสะในขณะนั้น ยักษ์ผู้นั้นก็ล้มลงและสิ้นชีวิต

Word by Word

सःhe (Akampana)

वृक्षेणby the tree

हतःstruck/slain

तेनby him

स-क्रोधेनin anger/with wrath

महात्मनाby the great-souled one

राक्षसःthe Rakshasa

वानरेन्द्रेणby the lord of Vanaras

पपातfell

चand

ममारdied

चand

Context

Reacting in anger the great Vanara chief struck the Rakshasa with a tree, by which the Rakshasa fell down dead.

Characters & Entities

Hanuman (vānarendra)

Akampana (implied as the slain rakshasa from immediate context)

Tree (vṛkṣa)

FAQs

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

The verse juxtaposes righteous force and anger: dharma permits force to stop harm, yet the text also notes krodha (anger) as a powerful, morally risky fuel that must be governed by discernment.

What is the narrative situation?

Hanuman’s counterblow with the uprooted tree proves fatal; the rakshasa collapses and dies.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Protective strength (śaurya) tempered by the implied need for self-mastery over anger.