प्रहस्तनिर्याणम्
Prahasta’s Departure and the Muster of the Rakshasa Host
सधनुष्काःकवचिनोवेगादाप्लुत्यराक्षसाः ।रावणंप्रेक्ष्यराजानंप्रहस्तंपर्यवारयन् ।।।।
sa-dhanuṣkāḥ kavacino vegād āplutya rākṣasāḥ |
rāvaṇaṃ prekṣya rājānaṃ prahastaṃ paryavārayan ||
Mit Bögen und Panzerung stürmten die Rākṣasas eilig voran; nachdem sie König Rāvaṇa erblickt hatten, scharten sie sich rasch um Prahastha.
Then the Rakshasas rejoiced, wishing victory, consecrated military material with chanting and wore flower garland s.
It depicts loyalty and order within a polity; the Ramayana invites readers to evaluate whether loyalty is guided by satya-dharma or by mere allegiance to power.
Armed Rākṣasas surge into formation, acknowledge Rāvaṇa, and cluster around their leader Prahastha.
Discipline and loyalty within the ranks.