Shloka 2
युद्धकाण्डे एकोनषष्टितमः सर्गः
Rāvaṇa’s Assault on Nīla and Lakṣmaṇa; Hanumān Bears Rāma
गत्वाऽथरक्षोधिपतेश्शशंसुस्सेनापतिंपावकसूनुशस्तम् ।तच्छापितेषांवचनंनिशम्यरक्षोधिपःक्रोधवशंजगाम ।।6.59.2।।
gatvā ’tha rakṣodhipateḥ śaśaṃsuḥ senāpatiṃ pāvakasūnuśastam |
tac chāpitesāṃ vacanaṃ niśamya rakṣodhipaḥ krodhavaśaṃ jagāma ||6.59.2||
പിന്നീട് രക്ഷോധിപതിയുടെ അടുക്കൽ ചെന്ന ശേഷിച്ചവർ, അഗ്നിദേവപുത്രൻ സേനാപതിയെ വധിച്ചതായി അറിയിച്ചു. അവരുടെ വാക്കുകൾ കേട്ട രക്ഷോധിപതി ക്രോധാധീനനായി.
The enemy of Indra having been routed, the suras and asuras, the guardians of the four quarters, including the sea, the large serpents, and sages so also the creatures of land and water were joyful.।।ityārṣēvālmīkīyēśrīmadrāmāyaṇēādikāvyēyuddhakāṇḍēēkōnaṣaṣṭitamassargaḥ ।।This is the end of the fifty ninth sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
It warns that ungoverned anger (krodha) eclipses right judgment; dharma requires self-mastery even in crisis.
After Prahasta’s death, surviving rākṣasas report the loss to Rāvaṇa, who reacts with overpowering anger.
By contrast (through Rāvaṇa’s lapse), the virtue emphasized is restraint and steadiness of mind—essential for dharmic leadership.