Shloka 6.36.10
माल्यवानुपदेशः—रावणक्रोधः तथा लङ्काद्वाररक्षा-व्यवस्था (Malyavan’s Counsel, Ravana’s Anger, and the Fortification of Lanka)
द्वन्द्वेयस्यनतिष्ठन्तिदैवतान्यपिसंयुगे ।सकस्माद्रावणोयुद्धेभयमाहारयिष्यति ।।।।
dvandve yasya na tiṣṭhanti daivatāny api saṃyuge |
sa kasmād rāvaṇo yuddhe bhayam āhārayiṣyati ||
In single combat on the battlefield, even the gods cannot stand firm against him—so from whom would Rāvaṇa ever take fear in war?
As even gods will not with stand Ravana in war, of whom Ravana will be afraid of in a duel.
The verse illustrates the dharmic warning against pride: boasting that one is beyond fear leads to reckless choices and blinds one to moral accountability.
After rejecting counsel, Rāvaṇa asserts his invincibility, claiming even gods cannot withstand him, thereby justifying continued war.
Negative exemplar: the absence of humility and discernment; the text highlights how hubris undermines wise kingship.