Shloka 10
खरस्य सैन्योद्योगः
Khara Mobilizes the Janasthana Host
तेषां शार्दूलदर्पाणां महास्यानां महौजसाम्।सर्वोद्योग मुदीर्णानां रक्षसां सौम्य कारय।।3.22.10।।
teṣāṃ śārdūladarpāṇāṃ mahāsyānāṃ mahaujasām | sarvodyogaṃ udīrṇānāṃ rakṣasāṃ saumya kāraya ||
O gentle one, mobilize fully those mighty Rakshasas, who possess the pride of tigers and huge faces, and who are already roused for action.
O handsome one, get them all, powerful like tigers, demons with large countenances, mighty and arragant, ready (for the fight).
FAQs
The verse illustrates how power can be organized rapidly—raising the ethical question of whether mobilization serves righteous protection or unjust aggression.
Khara orders a subordinate to prepare the rākṣasa forces for imminent conflict.
Command efficiency and organizational authority (though directed toward a morally problematic end).