माल्यवानुपदेशः—रावणक्रोधः तथा लङ्काद्वाररक्षा-व्यवस्था
Malyavan’s Counsel, Ravana’s Anger, and the Fortification of Lanka
वीरद्वेषेणवाशङ्केपक्षपातेनवारिपोः ।त्वयाहंपरुषाण्युक्तःपरप्रोत्साहनेनवा ।।।।
vīradveṣeṇa vā śaṅke pakṣapātena vā ripoh | tvayāhaṃ paruṣāṇy uktaḥ paraprotsāhanena vā || 6.36.6 ||
আমি সন্দেহ করি—তুমি আমার প্রতি কঠোর বাক্য বলেছ হয় বীর-বিদ্বেষে, নয় শত্রুপক্ষের পক্ষপাত থেকে, অথবা অন্য কারও প্ররোচনায়।
"Harsh and not well-meaning words have been uttered by you taking the enemy's side. I will not listen to what you said earlier."
Dharma values honest counsel and fair hearing; suspicion of truth-tellers is a moral failing that isolates a ruler from right action.
Rāvaṇa interprets corrective advice as hostility or betrayal, attributing it to bias or instigation.
The implied virtue is integrity in counsel (mantri-dharma): advising for the king’s welfare even at personal risk.