Shloka 3.32.7
अरण्यकाण्डे द्वात्रिंशः सर्गः — Śūrpaṇakhā’s Report to Rāvaṇa and the Panegyric of His Might
देवासुरविमर्देषु वज्राशनिकृतव्रणम्।ऐरावतविषाणग्रैरुद्घृष्टकिणवक्षसम्।।।।
viṃśad-bhujaṃ daśa-grīvaṃ darśanīya-paricchadam | viśāla-vakṣasaṃ vīraṃ rāja-lakṣaṇa-śobhitam ||
He was a hero with twenty arms and ten necks, splendidly arrayed, broad-chested, and adorned with the marks of royalty.
He had scars of wounds caused by the thunderbolt received in war between gods and demons, and marks of scars on his chest made by tips of the the tusks of elephant Airavata.
External ‘royal marks’ and extraordinary form are ethically neutral; dharma depends on self-control and right action, not appearance or status.
A descriptive passage portraying Rāvaṇa’s extraordinary physique and kingly presence as seen by Śūrpaṇakhā.
Valor and kingly presence are highlighted, but the Ramayana’s moral arc later tests whether such power serves dharma or violates it.