Shloka 12
अतिकायवधश्रवणं रावणस्य लङ्कारक्षाविधानम्
Ravana’s Reaction to Atikaya’s Death and the Fortification Orders for Lanka
निष्क्रामोवाप्रवेशोवाज्ञातव्यस्सर्वदैवनः ।।।।यत्रयत्रभवेद्गुल्मस्तत्रतत्रपुनःपुनः ।
niṣkrāmo vā praveśo vā jñātavyas sarvadaiva naḥ | yatra yatra bhaved gulmas tatra tatra punaḥ punaḥ ||
出るにせよ入るにせよ、常に我らが把握しておかねばならぬ。どこに部隊が布陣していようとも、その場その場で繰り返し点検せよ。
"Wherever the troops are posted here and there be it exit, or entrance should be checked again and again and not to go out."
FAQs
Satya as clarity of knowledge: effective action (even in governance) depends on accurate awareness; yet when serving adharma, such vigilance becomes mere fear-management.
Rāvaṇa institutes strict monitoring of all movements in the city and repeated inspections at guard posts.
Administrative alertness and control—used here to protect an unjust regime rather than uphold dharma.