Shloka 16
षट्चत्वारिंशः सर्गः
Ravana Deploys Five Generals; Hanuman Destroys the Commanders and the Remaining Host
ते स्वामिवचनं सर्वे प्रतिगृह्य महौजसः।।5.46.15।।समुत्पेतुर्महावेगा हुताशसमतेजसः।रथैर्मत्तैश्च मातङ्गैर्वाजिभिश्च महाजवैः।।5.46.16।।शस्त्रैश्च विविधैस्तीक्ष्णैस्सर्वैश्चोपचिता बलैः।
te svāmivacanaṃ sarve pratigṛhya mahaujasaḥ || (5.46.15)
samutpetur mahāvegā hutāśasamatejasaḥ |
rathair mattaiś ca mātaṅgair vājibhiś ca mahājavaiḥ || (5.46.16)
śastraiś ca vividhais tīkṣṇaiḥ sarvaiś copacitā balaiḥ |
Selon le découpage de la Recension du Sud, la même scène se poursuit : ayant reçu l’ordre de leur seigneur, les guerriers puissants, flamboyants comme le feu du sacrifice, avancèrent avec chars, éléphants en rut, chevaux rapides et armes tranchantes, leurs troupes entièrement rassemblées.
Taking King's order, the strong and swift warriors, resplendent as the flame of sacrificial fire sallied forth with their army on chariots, on the back of rutting elephants, some on swift horses equipped with sharp weapons of many kinds.
FAQs
Preparedness and organization: effective action in crisis requires coordinated resources; dharma in practice depends on disciplined execution.
The text reiterates/continues the description of rākṣasa forces mobilizing in response to Rāvaṇa’s command.
Operational readiness: speed, equipment, and unity of forces.