अकम्पनवधः — The Slaying of Akampana
Hanuman’s rout of the Rakshasa host
अकम्पनस्तुतद्दृष्टवागिरिशृङ्गंसमुद्यतम् ।दूरादेवमहाबाणैरर्धचन्द्रैर्व्यदारयत् ।।6.56.18।।
akampanas tu tad dṛṣṭvā giriśṛṅgaṃ samudyatam |
dūrād eva mahābāṇair ardhacandrair vyadārayat ||6.56.18||
لیکن اَکمپن نے جب پہاڑ کی چوٹی کو بلند ہوتا دیکھا تو اس نے دور ہی سے عظیم نیم چاند نما تیروں سے اسے چیر کر رکھ دیا۔
Seeing the peak of the mountain uplifted, Akampana also discharged halfmoon shaped great arrows from a distance.
It illustrates the reality of conflict: even in a righteous war, opponents respond with force. Dharma here involves preparedness and steadiness, not naïve expectation of non-resistance.
Akampana counters Hanumān’s raised mountain-peak by shooting it down with crescent-headed arrows from afar.
Martial skill and tactical distance-fighting (śaurya with astravidyā-like precision using special arrow-forms).