Shloka 2
युद्धकाण्डे एकोनषष्टितमः सर्गः
Rāvaṇa’s Assault on Nīla and Lakṣmaṇa; Hanumān Bears Rāma
गत्वाऽथरक्षोधिपतेश्शशंसुस्सेनापतिंपावकसूनुशस्तम् ।तच्छापितेषांवचनंनिशम्यरक्षोधिपःक्रोधवशंजगाम ।।6.59.2।।
gatvā ’tha rakṣodhipateḥ śaśaṃsuḥ senāpatiṃ pāvakasūnuśastam |
tac chāpitesāṃ vacanaṃ niśamya rakṣodhipaḥ krodhavaśaṃ jagāma ||6.59.2||
Then the survivors went to the lord of the rākṣasas and reported that the commander-in-chief had been slain by the son of the Fire-god. Hearing their report, the lord of the rākṣasas fell under the sway of anger.
The enemy of Indra having been routed, the suras and asuras, the guardians of the four quarters, including the sea, the large serpents, and sages so also the creatures of land and water were joyful.।।ityārṣēvālmīkīyēśrīmadrāmāyaṇēādikāvyēyuddhakāṇḍēēkōnaṣaṣṭitamassargaḥ ।।This is the end of the fifty ninth sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
It warns that ungoverned anger (krodha) eclipses right judgment; dharma requires self-mastery even in crisis.
After Prahasta’s death, surviving rākṣasas report the loss to Rāvaṇa, who reacts with overpowering anger.
By contrast (through Rāvaṇa’s lapse), the virtue emphasized is restraint and steadiness of mind—essential for dharmic leadership.