Shloka 6
अकम्पनवधः — The Slaying of Akampana
Hanuman’s rout of the Rakshasa host
ततःप्रजवनाश्वेनरथेनरथिनांवरः ।हरीनभ्यहनत्क्रोधाच्छरजालैकम्पनः ।।6.56.6।।
tataḥ prajavanāśvena rathena rathināṃ varaḥ |
harīn abhyahanat krodhāc chara-jālair akampanaḥ ||6.56.6||
แล้วอกรรมปนะ ผู้เลิศในหมู่นักรบรถศึก ขึ้นสู่รถศึกที่เทียมม้ารวดเร็ว และด้วยความโกรธก็ระดมยิงวานรทั้งหลายด้วยสายธนูเป็นตาข่ายหนาทึบ
In an atmosphere of triumph, the monkeys sportively shouted again saying that they are willing to give up their life also.
FAQs
Unchecked anger (krodha) distorts righteous action; the epic repeatedly treats anger as a cause of adharmic excess even within warfare.
Akampana launches a powerful chariot-based arrow assault against the Vānara troops.
Military skill is shown (archery and chariot warfare), but it is paired with anger—highlighting the need for self-mastery in righteous combat.