धूम्राक्ष गच्छ ब्रूहि त्वमजापालं ममा ज्ञया । सेवां कर्त्तुं ममागच्छ करं वा यच्छ पार्थिव
dhūmrākṣa gaccha brūhi tvamajāpālaṃ mamā jñayā | sevāṃ karttuṃ mamāgaccha karaṃ vā yaccha pārthiva
«Dhūmrākṣa, va et dis à Ajāpāla, par mon ordre : “Viens me rendre service ; sinon, ô roi, verse le tribut.”»
Rāvaṇa (quoted command within narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Dhūmrākṣa delivers Rāvaṇa’s command to Ajāpāla: submit in service or pay tribute; the messenger’s posture is threatening, the king’s response poised and measured.
Tyrannical power seeks submission, but dharmic authority ultimately rests on righteousness, not coercion.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the setting-context of the māhātmya, though this verse focuses on the plot.
None; the verse records a political demand (service/tribute).