Shloka 3
रावणस्य मन्त्रविचारः
Ravana’s Council on Strategy
प्रासादोधर्षितश्चैत्यःप्रवराराक्षसाहताः ।।6.6.3।।आविलाचपुरीलङ्कासर्वाहनुमताकृता ।
prāsādo dharṣitaś caityaḥ pravarā rākṣasā hatāḥ |
āvilā ca purī laṅkā sarvā hanumatā kṛtā ||6.6.3||
宮殿も聖所も荒らされ、名だたる羅刹たちは討たれ、都ランカーはことごとく騒乱に沈んだ――すべてハヌマーンのなしたことである。
Accompanied by thousands of Vanaras, Rama is approaching to besiege us and reaching the city of Lanka.
FAQs
Adharma invites instability: when injustice rules, even a mighty power structure becomes vulnerable; the verse frames the disruption as a consequence demanding sober counsel and correction.
Rāvaṇa recounts the damage and panic caused in Laṅkā by Hanumān’s earlier incursion.
Hanumān’s valor and effectiveness in service—strength guided by purpose rather than mere aggression.