Shloka 132
युद्धकाण्डे एकोनषष्टितमः सर्गः
Rāvaṇa’s Assault on Nīla and Lakṣmaṇa; Hanumān Bears Rāma
एतेनचात्यद्भुतदर्शनानिशरैर्जवस्थानकृतालयानि ।चतुर्धशान्यात्तवरायुधानिरक्षःसहस्राणिनिषूदितानि ।।6.59.132।।
etena cātyadbhutadarśanāni śarair javasthānakṛtālayāni | caturdaśāny āttavarāyudhāni rakṣaḥsahasrāṇi niṣūditāni ||6.59.132||
By this very one, thousands of Rākṣasas—terrible to behold—who had made Janasthāna their dwelling and had taken up formidable weapons, fourteen thousand in number, were slain with arrows.
"By me, who is your adversary, fourteen thousand Rakshasas of fierce forms, who had taken abode at Janasthana and used choicest weapons were exterminated."
FAQs
Defense of dharma through protection: Rāma recalls the removal of violent forces that threatened order—punishment as safeguarding, not cruelty.
The speaker cites the earlier extermination at Janasthāna as proof of capability and as a warning to the Rākṣasa king.
Strength guided by purpose—martial power employed to restore safety and uphold righteous order.