Shloka 3.26.37
दूषणवधः (The Slaying of Dūṣaṇa and the Rout of Khara’s Host)
शेषा हता महासत्वा राक्षसा रणमूर्धनि।घोरा दुर्विषहाः सर्वे लक्ष्मणस्याग्रजेन ते।।।।
caturdaśa sahasrāṇi rakṣasāṁ bhīmakarmaṇām | hatāny ekena rāmeṇa mānuṣeṇa padātinā ||
Fourteen thousand rākṣasas—men of dreadful deeds—were slain by Rama alone, a human warrior fighting on foot.
The rest of the mighty, dreadful, intolerable demons were killed on the war front byRama, elder brother to Lakshmana.
Dharma is upheld through personal responsibility: one righteous person, committed to truth and protection, can stand against overwhelming wrongdoing.
The narration totals the scale of Rama’s victory over the rākṣasa host.
Single-minded valor and steadfastness—courage without dependence on advantage or numbers.