Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 37, Shloka 12
लङ्काद्वारव्यूहवर्णनम् / Disposition at the Gates of Lanka
राक्षसानांसहस्रैस्तुबहुभिश्शस्त्रपाणिभिः ।।।।युक्तःपरमसंविग्नोराक्षर्भहुभिर्वृतः ।उत्तरंनगरद्वारंरावणस्स्वयमास्थितः ।।।।
rākṣasānāṃ sahasrais tu bahubhiḥ śastrapāṇibhiḥ | yuktaḥ paramasaṃvigno rākṣasair bahubhir vṛtaḥ |
uttaraṃ nagaradvāraṃ rāvaṇaḥ svayam āsthitaḥ ||
عند بوّابة المدينة الشمالية وقف رافَنا بنفسه—مضطربًا أشدّ الاضطراب—محاطًا بكثرة من الرّاكشاسا بالآلاف، وكلّهم قابضون على السلاح.
"Ravana himself stands at the north gate of Lanka, highly agitated surrounded by many thousands of Rakshasas wielding weapons."
FAQs
A ruler’s inner state matters: agitation born of wrongdoing destabilizes judgment; Dharma emphasizes self-mastery and just conduct as the basis of steady leadership.
Rāvaṇa personally takes position at Laṅkā’s northern gate with a massive armed guard.
Personal assumption of command (courage/defiance), contrasted with inner unrest.