Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 56, Shloka 29
अकम्पनवधः — The Slaying of Akampana
Hanuman’s rout of the Rakshasa host
ततोऽन्यंवृक्षमुत्पाट्यकृत्वावेगमनुत्तमम् ।शिरस्यभिजघानाशुराक्षसेन्द्रमकम्पनम् ।।6.56.29।।
tato ’nyaṃ vṛkṣam utpāṭya kṛtvā vegam anuttamam |
śirasy abhijaghānāśu rākṣasendram akampanam ||6.56.29||
پھر اُس نے ایک اور درخت جڑ سے اکھاڑا، بے مثال زور جمع کیا، اور فوراً راکشسوں کے سردار اکمپَن کو سر پر دے مارا۔
Then Hanuman performed another supreme deed by uprooting a tree and striking on the head of Akampana, the chief of Rakshasas.
FAQs
Dharma here is decisive protection: when a violent aggressor threatens the righteous side, swift and proportionate force can become a duty to prevent further harm.
Hanuman counters Akampana’s arrow attack by uprooting a tree and striking him directly.
Parākrama (heroic initiative) and tactical decisiveness.