Shloka 6.73.18
इन्द्रजितः ब्रह्मास्त्र-यागः तथा वानरसेनाविध्वंसः (Indrajit’s Brahmastra Rite and the Crushing of the Vanara Host)
त्वमप्रतिरथःपुत्रत्वयावैवासवोजितः ।किम्पुनर्मानुषंधृष्यंनिहनिष्यसिराघवम् ।।।।तथोक्तोराक्षसेन्द्रेणप्रत्यगृह्णान्महाशिषः ।
sa tu dṛṣṭvā viniryāntaṃ balena mahatā vṛtam | rākṣasādhipatiḥ śrīmān rāvaṇaḥ putram abravīt ||
Seeing his son setting out, surrounded by a vast army, the prosperous lord of the Rākṣasas—Rāvaṇa—addressed him.
"Son! there is no adversary who can fight with you sitting in a chariot. Indra has been won by you. What to say about mortals like Rama who can be assailed by you."Rakshasa king having spoken that way, Indrajith accepted the blessings and departed.
The verse sets up a moral contrast: worldly splendor and military might can surround a person, yet true dharma depends on the purpose for which power is used.
Indrajit departs for battle with a large force; Rāvaṇa notices and prepares to speak to him.
Martial readiness is foregrounded, though the epic later evaluates such prowess by its alignment (or misalignment) with dharma.