Shloka 6.30.31
शार्दूलचरवृत्तान्तः (Saardula’s Spy-Report on Rama’s Camp and the Vanara Host)
लक्ष्मणश्चात्रधर्मात्मामातङ्गानामिवर्षभः ।यस्यबाणपथंप्राप्यनजीवेदपिवासवः ।।6.30.31।।
na te cārayituṁ śakyā rājan vānarapuṅgavāḥ |
vikrāntā balavantaś ca rāghaveṇa ca rakṣitāḥ ||6.30.5||
O King, your spies cannot move among the foremost of the vānara hosts; they are valiant and mighty, and they are protected as well by Rāghava.
"Here is righteous Lakshmana, who is like a bull (foremost) resembling a proud elephant. Even Indra will not be alive with in the range of his arrows when he strikes."
Satya in counsel: a subordinate’s dharma is to report reality to the ruler, even when the truth is unfavorable—here, the impossibility of infiltrating Rama’s protected force.
Śārdūla explains to Ravana that reconnaissance against the vanara leaders is ineffective because they are formidable and under Rama’s protection.
Rama’s protective leadership (rakṣaṇa-dharma): his guardianship strengthens morale and security, making infiltration difficult.