Shloka 19
प्रहस्तवधः
The Slaying of Prahasta
नरान्तकःकुम्भहनुर्महानादस्समुन्नतः ।।।।एतेप्रहस्तसचिवास्सर्वेजघ्नुर्वनौकसः ।
narāntakaḥ kumbhahanuḥ mahānādaḥ samunnataḥ | ete prahastasacivāḥ sarve jaghnur vanaukasaḥ ||
ນະລານຕະກະ, ກຸມພະຫະນຸ, ມະຫານາດ ແລະ ສະມຸນນະຕະ ຂຸນພົນ ແລະ ສະຫາຍເຫຼົ່ານີ້ຂອງປະຫັດສະຕະ ລ້ວນໄດ້ສັງຫານເຫຼົ່ານັກຮົບວານອນ.
Naranthaka, Kumbhahanu, Mahanada, Samunnata, all these associates of Prahastha made short work of the monkeys.
FAQs
It highlights the power of allegiance and organized command—yet the Ramayana’s ethical lens asks whether such loyalty serves satya and dharma or supports adharma.
Key Rākṣasa commanders allied with Prahasta are described as cutting down Vānara fighters.
Martial capability and disciplined followership (loyalty to a commander), though morally evaluated by the cause it supports.