Shloka 6.74.76
औषधिपर्वताहरणम् / The Retrieval of the Herb-Bearing Mountain
दाप्रभृतिलङ्कायांयुध्यन्तेहरिराक्षसाः ।तदाप्रभृतिमानार्थमाज्ञयारावणस्य च ।।6.74.75।।येहन्यन्तेरणेतत्रराक्षसाःकपिकुञ्जरैः ।हताहतास्तुक्षिप्यन्तेसर्वएवतुसागरे ।।6.74.76।।
ye hanyante raṇe tatra rākṣasāḥ kapi-kuñjaraiḥ |
hatā hatās tu kṣipyante sarva eva tu sāgare ||6.74.76||
Those Rakshasas slain in battle by the mighty leaders among the Vanaras were, the moment they fell, all cast into the ocean to hide their numbers.
From the beginning of the war in Lanka till the end without exception, all the Rakshasas were killed in war by the Vanara leaders then and there were thrown into the ocean by Ravana's instruction, not to have means of proof.
It underscores how Adharma attempts to hide consequences. Dharma aligns with satya—facing outcomes truthfully—whereas concealment reflects moral insecurity.
The narration states that slain Rākṣasas were immediately disposed of in the sea, consistent with the policy attributed to Rāvaṇa in the preceding verse.
The virtue is indirect: it highlights the Vānara chiefs’ battlefield prowess, while emphasizing the Rākṣasa side’s fear-driven concealment rather than honorable transparency.