Shloka 43
द्विचत्वारिंशः सर्गः (Sarga 42): Omens in Laṅkā, Report to Rāvaṇa, and the Kinkara Assault
स राक्षसानां निहतं महद्बलं निशम्य राजा परिवृत्तलोचनः।समादिदेशाप्रतिमं पराक्रमे प्रहस्तपुत्रं समरे सुदुर्जयम्।।5.42.43।।
sa rākṣasānāṃ nihataṃ mahad balaṃ niśamya rājā parivṛttalocanaḥ | samādideśāpratimaṃ parākrame prahastaputraṃ samare sudurjayam || 5.42.43 ||
羅刹の大軍が討たれたと聞くや、王は怒りに目を翻し、比類なき武勇を備え戦場で討ち難いプラハスタの子に出陣を命じた。
"You alone can know about who he is and what he is about. A serpent alone knows the movement (foot-prints) of another serpent. There is no doubt about it.
FAQs
Leadership under adharma reacts through anger and escalation; the Ramayana repeatedly shows that rage-driven command deepens conflict rather than restoring righteousness.
Rāvaṇa receives news of the slaughter of his troops and responds by dispatching a formidable warrior—Prahasta’s son—into the fight.
As a negative exemplar, Rāvaṇa’s krodha (anger) is highlighted; as a martial note, the dispatched warrior is marked by strength and battlefield prowess.