Shloka 3.36.5
मारीचप्रलोभनम् / Ravana Solicits Maricha’s Aid (Golden Deer Stratagem)
चतुर्दश सहस्राणि रक्षसां भीमकर्मणाम्।शूराणां लब्धलक्षाणां खरचित्तानुवर्तिनाम्।।।।
caturdaśa sahasrāṇi rakṣasāṃ bhīmakarmaṇām | śūrāṇāṃ labdhalakṣāṇāṃ kharacittānuvartinām ||
Fourteen thousand rākṣasas—heroes of dreadful deeds, brave and sure in their aim—were those who followed the will and intention of Khara.
These fourteen thousand heroes, perpetrators of terrible deeds, skilled in hitting the targets had been acting according to the direction of Khara.
The verse highlights how power used in service of an unrighteous leader becomes a vehicle of adharma; blind alignment with Khara’s will frames their violence as morally corrupted.
The narrative describes the composition and character of Khara’s large rākṣasa force in the Janasthāna conflict context.
By contrast (implicitly), righteous discernment is emphasized: strength and skill (labdhalakṣa) are not virtues unless guided by dharma.