Shloka 5
रावणस्य मन्त्रविचारः
Ravana’s Council on Strategy
मन्त्रमूलंचविजयंप्रवदन्तिमनस्विनः ।।6.6.5।।तस्मद्वैरोचयेमन्त्रंरामंप्रतिमहाबलाः ।
mantramūlaṃ ca vijayaṃ pravadanti manasvinaḥ |
tasmād vai rocaye mantraṃ rāmaṃ prati mahābalāḥ ||6.6.5||
মনস্বীরা বলেন, বিজয়ের মূল হলো মন্ত্রণা। অতএব, হে মহাবলগণ, রামের বিরুদ্ধে কী করণীয়—সে বিষয়ে আমি পরামর্শ কামনা করি।
"(Hanuman) After all a monkey in size, entered the inaccessible city of Lanka, destroyed it and saw Sita, daughter of king of Janaka."
FAQs
Right action is guided by deliberation (mantra): Dharma-based leadership values thoughtful counsel over arrogance, especially in crisis.
Rāvaṇa frames the coming confrontation with Rāma as requiring strategic consultation.
Strategic discernment—acknowledging that success depends on wise planning.