Shloka 19
धूम्राक्षप्रेषणम्
The Dispatch of Dhūmrākṣa
बलेनमहतायुक्तोराक्षसैर्भीमविक्रमः ।त्वंवधायाभिनिर्याहिरामस्यसहवानरैः ।।6.51.19।।
balena mahatā yukto rākṣasair bhīma-vikramaḥ |
tvaṃ vadhāyābhiniryāhi rāmasya saha-vānaraiḥ ||6.51.19||
‘ഭീകരപരാക്രമിയേ! മഹത്തായ രാക്ഷസസൈന്യത്തിന്റെ ബലത്തോടെ, വാനരന്മാരോടുകൂടിയ രാമനെ വധിക്കുവാൻ പുറപ്പെടുക.’
Thereafter, hearing the loud and deep sounds of roaring and seeing his (Ravana's) ministers in the midst, he spoke as follows.
FAQs
The verse illustrates adharma-driven command: leadership that pursues wrongful ends mobilizes power toward violence; dharma requires that authority be exercised for protection, not aggression.
Rāvaṇa orders Dhūmrākṣa to march out with a large rākṣasa force to kill Rāma and the vānaras.
On the opposing side, loyalty/obedience in warfare is invoked, but ethically misdirected; it contrasts with righteous service aligned to satya and dharma.