Shloka 6.100.21
रावण–रामयुद्धप्रारम्भः (The Intensification of the Rama–Ravana Duel)
अभ्यतिक्रम्यसौमित्रिंरावणःसमितिञ्जयः ।आससादरणेरामंस्थितंशैलमिवापरम् ।।6.100.21।।
nihatānām amātyānāṃ ruddhasya nagarasya ca |
duḥkham evāpaneṣyāmi hatvā tau rāmalakṣmaṇau ||6.100.3||
“By slaying Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, I shall remove the grief for my fallen ministers and the suffering of my besieged city.”
Ravana, who won many battles, overlooking Lakshmana went towards Rama standing like a rock in the battle.
The verse highlights an adharma-driven rationale: Rāvaṇa frames violence as a means to end grief. The ethical lesson is that actions rooted in delusion and aggression cannot become righteous merely by claiming a beneficial outcome.
In the midst of the war for Laṅkā, with his forces harmed and the city pressured, Rāvaṇa steels himself with a resolve to kill Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa.
A negative trait is foregrounded: obstinate resolve fueled by pride and anger (rather than discernment). It contrasts with the Ramayana’s dharmic ideal of restraint and right judgment.