Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 55, Shloka 6
अकम्पन-प्रेषणम् तथा कपि-राक्षस-रणवर्णनम्
Akampana Dispatched; The Vanara–Rakshasa Battle and Omens
ततोनानाप्रहरणाभीमाक्षाभीमदर्शनाः ।निष्पेतूराक्षसामुख्याबलाध्यक्षप्रचोदिताः ।।।।
tato nānā-praharaṇā bhīmākṣā bhīma-darśanāḥ | niṣpetū rākṣasā mukhyā balādhyakṣa-pracoditāḥ ||
Bấy giờ, những Rākṣasa ưu tú—mang đủ loại binh khí, mắt dữ tợn, hình dung ghê rợn—liền lao vút ra, do tướng chỉ huy quân đội thúc giục.
Akampana is a tamer of foes, protector of people, in that way capable, always desirous of welfare, lover of war.
FAQs
The verse underscores disciplined mobilization in war; the epic’s ethical lens later judges warfare by restraint, right cause, and protection of the innocent.
Rākṣasa leaders, armed and terrifying, surge into the battlefield under command direction.
Military discipline and readiness (though serving an unrighteous cause in the epic’s larger frame).