Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 57, Shloka 1
प्रहस्तनिर्याणम्
Prahasta’s Departure and the Muster of the Rakshasa Host
अकम्पनवधंश्रुत्वाक्रुद्धोवैराक्षसेश्वरः ।किञ्चिददीनमुखश्चापिसचिवांस्तानुदैक्षत ।।।।
akampanavadhaṃ śrutvā kruddho vai rākṣaseśvaraḥ | kiñcid adīnamukhaś cāpi sacivāṃs tān udaikṣata || 6.57.1 ||
لمّا سمع بمقتل أكَمْبَنا، اشتعل غضبُ سيّدِ الرّاكشاسا؛ ومع ذلك، وقد اعتراه شيءٌ من الشحوب في وجهه، نظر إلى وزرائه.
The king of Rakshasas hearing about the death of Akampana, was pale and a little angry and looked at his ministers.
FAQs
Even a powerful ruler cannot escape the moral consequences of conflict: adharma brings fear and instability, visible even in a king’s composure.
News reaches Rāvaṇa that Akampana has been slain; he becomes angry, yet shows anxiety, and turns to his ministers for counsel.
By contrast (implicitly), the need for steadiness and wise counsel in kingship—rāja-dharma—especially in crisis.