Shloka 6.8.15
युद्धकाण्डे अष्टमः सर्गः — राक्षससभा-युद्धपरामर्शः (War-Council Boasts and Stratagems)
प्रेषिताभरतेनैवभ्रात्रातवयवीयसा ।सहिसेनांसमुत्थाप्यक्षिप्रमेवोपयास्यति ।।6.8.15।।
devadānavagandharvāḥ piśācapatagoragāḥ |
na tvāṃ dharṣayituṃ śakyāḥ kiṃ punar vānarā raṇe ||6.8.2||
Even devas, dānavas, and gandharvas—yes, even piśācas, birds, and serpents—cannot dare confront you in battle; how much less, then, the vānaras in war.
"'We have been sent by your younger brother Bharata and he is coming here very soon with the army."
Dharma warns against arrogance and flattering counsel. Exaggerated praise that inflames pride leads rulers toward adharma and poor judgment.
In Rāvaṇa’s court, rākṣasas encourage him with boastful assurances that no one—least of all the vānaras—can oppose him.
Not virtue but a cautionary contrast: the need for truthful, dharmic counsel (satya) rather than sycophancy.