Shloka 6.24.40

लङ्कानिरीक्षणं व्यूहविन्यासश्च (Survey of Lanka and Deployment of the Battle Formation)

Devanagari script

तच्चास्यबलमादास्येबलेनमहतावृतः ।ज्योतिषामिवसर्वेषांप्रभामुद्यन्दिवाकरः ।।।।

Transliteration

tac cāsya balam ādāsye balena mahatāvṛtaḥ |

jyotiṣām iva sarveṣāṃ prabhām udyan divākaraḥ ||

Translation

Surrounded by my vast host, I shall seize and eclipse his strength—just as the rising sun outshines the radiance of all the stars.

Context

"Just as the rising Sun light obscures the radiance of all (other stars) when will I obscure him surrounded by his army?"

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Rāma (implied by asya/his in context)
• divākara (sun)
• jyotiṣ (stars/lights)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

The verse illustrates how ego can invert truth (satya): Rāvaṇa imagines dominance as inevitable, but dharma teaches that power without righteousness is unstable and self-deceiving.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāvaṇa boasts that with his army he will overwhelm Rāma, using a cosmic simile of the sun eclipsing the stars.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Implied virtue: discernment and humility; Rāvaṇa instead displays overconfidence.