Shloka 23
राक्षसपरिषद्वाक्यम्
Counsel of the Rakshasa Court to Ravana
शक्तितोमरमीनंचविनिकीर्णान्त्रशैवलम् ।गजकछपसम्बाधमश्वमण्डूकसंकुलम् ।।6.7.22।।रुद्रादित्यमहाग्राहंमरुद्वसुमहोरगम् ।रथश्वगजतोयौघंपदातिपुलिनंमहत् ।।6.7.23।।अनेनहिसमासाद्यदेवानांबलसागरम् ।गृहीतोदैवतपतिर्लङ्कांचापिप्रवेशितः ।।6.7.24।।
rudrāditya-mahā-grāhaṃ marudvasu-mahōragam |
rathaśva-gaja-toyaughaṃ padāti-pulinaṃ mahat ||6.7.23||
ആ വിശാല സമുദ്രത്തിൽ രുദ്രന്മാരും ആദിത്യന്മാരും മഹാഗ്രാഹങ്ങളായി, മരുതന്മാരും വസുക്കളും മഹോരഗങ്ങളായി; രഥ-അശ്വ-ഗജങ്ങൾ ജലപ്രവാഹമായി കുതിച്ചുയർന്നു, വിശാല പുളിനങ്ങൾ പദാതിസമൂഹങ്ങളായി നിലകൊണ്ടു.
FAQs
Dharma here is implicit through contrast: true strength is aligned with the devas’ order, yet the counselors weaponize memory of defeating them to justify adharma; the ethical lesson is that rhetoric can be used to mask wrongdoing.
The counselors continue a grand metaphor to magnify Rāvaṇa’s past prowess, attempting to remove his fear of Rāma’s advance.
The verse foregrounds martial grandeur, but the narrative emphasizes the need for viveka (discernment), which the counselors notably lack.