Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 6, Shloka 6
रावणस्य मन्त्रविचारः
Ravana’s Council on Strategy
त्रिविधाःपुरुषालोकेउत्तमाधममध्यमाः ।।6.6.6।।तेषांतुसमवेतानांगुणदोषौवदाम्यहम् ।
trividhāḥ puruṣā loke uttamādhamamadhyamāḥ |
teṣāṃ tu samavetānāṃ guṇadoṣau vadāmy aham ||6.6.6||
In this world, people are of three kinds—excellent, middling, and base. Of these, as they appear in an assembly, I will speak of their strengths and faults.
"Hanuman destroyed huge mansions, killed topmost Rakshasas and shattered all the city of Lanka."
FAQs
Dharma requires discernment in whom one trusts: ethical decision-making depends on recognizing merit and fault in advisors and in oneself.
Rāvaṇa prepares to assess counsel and character-types in the context of war deliberations.
Viveka (discernment): the ability to judge qualities and defects in human counsel.