Shloka 6.24.45
लङ्कानिरीक्षणं व्यूहविन्यासश्च (Survey of Lanka and Deployment of the Battle Formation)
नवासवेनापिसहस्रचक्षुषायथास्मिशक्योवरुणेनवास्वयम् ।यमेनवाधर्षयितुंशराग्निनामहाहवेवैश्रवणेनवापुन: ।। ।।
ālikhantīm ivākāśam utthitāṃ paśya lakṣmaṇa |
manaseva kṛtāṃ laṅkāṃ nagāgre viśvakarmaṇā ||
“Look, Lakṣmaṇa—Laṅkā rises upon the mountain’s summit as though scratching the sky, as if Viśvakarman had fashioned it within the mind itself.”
"It is not possible (to win over) for the thousand eyed Indra, or even Varuna, the god presiding over water, or even for Yama, the god of death and again even for Kubera the god of wealth to face the fire of my arrows (said Ravana to Suka)."।। ityārṣēvālmīkīyēśrīmadrāmāyaṇēādikāvēyudhdakāṇḍēcaturviṅśassargaḥ ।।This is the end of the twenty fourth sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic, the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.
Dharma requires clear-sighted assessment of reality: admiration of grandeur does not weaken commitment to justice; one must recognize strength without being overawed by it.
Rāma points out the imposing city of Laṅkā to Lakṣmaṇa, emphasizing its formidable construction before the siege.
Practical intelligence and steadiness—observing the battlefield objectively.