युद्धाय रावणस्य निर्याणं तथा उत्पातदर्शनम्
Ravana’s Mobilization for War and the ظهور of Fatal Portents
स तुदीर्घंविनिःश्वस्यमुहूर्तंध्यानमास्थितः ।बभूवपरमक्रुद्धोरावणोभीमदर्शनः ।।6.96.2।।
sa tu dīrghaṁ viniḥśvasya muhūrtaṁ dhyānam āsthitaḥ |
babhūva paramakruddho rāvaṇo bhīmadarśanaḥ ||6.96.2||
Rāvaṇa, tras exhalar un largo suspiro y detenerse un instante en meditación, se enfureció en extremo, volviéndose terrible su aspecto.
"Today, in the combat, my arrows will split open the Vanaras and ceased of life, they will be covering the earth. It will be possible to see the ground only with effort."
The verse shows how unchecked anger (krodha) overtakes discernment; Dharma requires self-mastery, especially in crisis, rather than being ruled by rage.
In the midst of the war narrative, Rāvaṇa pauses, broods, and then resolves into a terrifying, wrathful state—signaling escalation.
By contrast (implicitly), the virtue emphasized is restraint and reflective judgment; Rāvaṇa’s loss of composure highlights its absence.