Akampan

Family: Rákshases · Role: giant · First appears: Book III, Canto 31 · Rávan

Life events

• Akampan reported to Rávaṇ that Khara and many giants had been slain by Ráma.(Book III, Canto 31 · Rávan · 📍 Lanká)
  • With: Rávaṇ
  • “King, many a giant from the shade Of Janasthán in death is laid: Khara the chief is slain, and I Could scarcely from the battle fly.”
• Akampan advised Rávaṇ to abduct Sítá to make Ráma perish from grief.(Book III, Canto 31 · Rávan)
  • With: Rávaṇ
  • “That hero in the wood beguile, And steal his lovely spouse the while. Reft of his darling wife, be sure, Brief days the mourner will endure.”
• Rávaṇ approved Akampan’s plan and declared he would bring Sítá to his city.(Book III, Canto 31 · Rávan)
  • With: Rávaṇ
  • “Forth in my car I go at morn, None but the driver with me borne, And this fair Sítá will I bring Back to my city triumphing.”
• At Rávaṇ’s command, Akampan leads his troops into battle.(Book VI, Canto 54 · Vajradanshtra’s Death)
  • With: Rávaṇ
  • “Akampan, at the command of Rávaṇ, leads forth his troops.”
• Hanumán kills Akampan by beating him down with a tree.(Book VI, Canto 54 · Vajradanshtra’s Death)
  • With: Hanumán
  • “and at last beats him down and kills him with a tree.”
• Dhúmráksha, Akampan, Prahasta, and Kumbhakarṇa perished by Ráma’s might.(Book VI, Canto 72 · Rávan’s Speech)
  • With: Dhúmráksha Prahasta Kumbhakarṇa Ráma
  • “Where is Dhúmráksha, skilled to wield All weapons in the battle field? Akampan, and Prahasta’s might, And Kumbhakarṇa bold in fight? These, these and many a Rákshas more, Each master of the arms he bore, Who every foe in fight o’erthrew, The victors none could e’er subdue, Have perished by the might of one, The vengeful arm of Raghu’s son.”

Book III, Canto 31 · Rávan

• lord: Rávaṇ “Akampan heard, and straight obeyed His master, and his answer made.”

Book VI, Canto 54 · Vajradanshtra’s Death

• lord: Rávaṇ “In Canto LV, Akampan, at the command of Rávaṇ, leads forth his troops.”
• enemies with Hanumán “Hanumán comes to the rescue. He throws mountain peaks at the giant which are dexterously stopped with flights of arrows; and at last beats him down and kills him with a tree.”

Book VI, Canto 72 · Rávan’s Speech

• enemies with Ráma “Where is Dhúmráksha, skilled to wield All weapons in the battle field? Akampan, and Prahasta’s might, And Kumbhakarṇa bold in fight? These, these and many a Rákshas more, Each master of the arms he bore, Who every foe in fight o’erthrew, The victors none could e’er subdue, Have perished by the might of one, The vengeful arm of Raghu’s son.”
• lord: Rávaṇ “He heard how Atikáya died, Then turned him to his lords, and cried: “Where are they now—my bravest—where, Wise to consult and prompt to dare? Where is Dhúmráksha, skilled to wield All weapons in the battle field? Akampan, and Prahasta’s might,”

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Extracted from the original text of The Rámáyan of Válmíki. Made with Rho MD.