Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 55, Shloka 7
अकम्पन-प्रेषणम् तथा कपि-राक्षस-रणवर्णनम्
Akampana Dispatched; The Vanara–Rakshasa Battle and Omens
रथमास्थायविपुलंतप्तकाञ्चनभूषणम् ।मेघाभोमेघवर्णश्चमेघस्वनमहास्वनः ।।।।राक्षसैःसम्वृतोघोरैस्तदानिर्यात्यकम्पनः ।
ratham āsthāya vipulaṃ tapta-kāñcana-bhūṣaṇam | meghābho megha-varṇaś ca megha-svana-mahā-svanaḥ || rākṣasaiḥ saṃvṛto ghorais tadā niryāty akampanaḥ ||
Bấy giờ Akampana xuất chinh, lên một cỗ chiến xa rộng lớn trang sức vàng ròng rực sáng; thân hình như mây, sắc như mây, tiếng vang như sấm lớn, lại được bọn Rākṣasa hung tợn vây quanh.
In the meantime, in the midst Kumuda, Nala, Mainda, heroic vanaras became furious and went
FAQs
External splendor and intimidating force are shown as instruments of war; the Ramayana repeatedly contrasts such display with inner righteousness (dharma) as the true source of victory.
Akampana advances to battle in a magnificent chariot, accompanied by a terrifying Rākṣasa entourage.
Martial presence and intimidation (a strategic, not moral, ‘virtue’).