Shloka 41
लङ्कानिरीक्षणं व्यूहविन्यासश्च
Survey of Lanka and Deployment of the Battle Formation
सागरस्येवमेवेगोमारुतस्येवमेगति: ।नहिदाशरथिर्वेदतेनमांयोद्धुमिच्छति ।।।।
sāgarasyeva me vegaḥ mārutasyeva me gatiḥ |
na hi dāśarathir veda tena māṃ yoddhum icchati ||
「我が勢いは大海のうねりのごとく、我が速さは風のごとし。ダシャラタの子はそれを知らぬゆえ、我と戦おうとするのだ。」
Even the Rakshasas heard the roaring of Vanaras in their pride that was bellowing like that of clouds in the sky.
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The verse serves as a caution against अहंकार (pride): self-exaltation blinds one to truth and justice; Dharma is upheld through humility and accurate self-knowledge, not boasting.
Rāvaṇa, anticipating battle with Rāma, boasts about his power and interprets Rāma’s challenge as ignorance of his might.
By contrast (implicitly), Rāma’s steadfast courage in Dharma is highlighted; explicitly, Rāvaṇa displays pride and overconfidence.