Shloka 120
सुन्दरकाण्डे अष्टपञ्चाशः सर्गः
हनुमद्वृत्तान्तकथनम्, सीताभिज्ञान-प्रदानम्, लङ्कादाह-वर्णनम्
परिघेणैव तान् सर्वान्नयामि यमसादनम्।।।।मन्त्रिपुत्त्रान्हतान्च्छृत्वा समरेऽलघुविक्रमान्।पञ्च सेनाग्रगाच्छ्रूरान्प्रेषयामास रावणः।।।।
parigheṇaiva tān sarvān nayāmi yamasādanam |
mantriputrān hatān chrutvā samare 'laghuvikramān |
pañca senāgragān śūrān preṣayāmāsa rāvaṇaḥ ||
Dengan gada besi (parigha) itu saja, semuanya kukirim ke kediaman Yama. Ketika Rāvaṇa mendengar bahwa putra-putra para menteri—pejuang yang tidak kecil keberaniannya—telah gugur di pertempuran, ia pun mengutus lima pahlawan pemimpin barisan depan pasukan.
"I sent all of them to the abode of Yama with just an iron bar. Having heard about the death of the less powerful ones, Ravana sent five heroic army generals.
FAQs
Actions bear results: adharma generates a chain of suffering and escalation; dharma urges timely correction rather than compounding harm.
Hanumān describes defeating the ministers’ sons; in response, Rāvaṇa sends five frontline commanders.
Hanumān’s indomitable courage and effectiveness; contrasted with Rāvaṇa’s persistence in wrongful escalation.