Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 75, Shloka 46
लङ्कादाह-प्रचोदनं तथा वानर-राक्षस-समरारम्भः
The Burning of Lanka and the Outbreak of Battle
तस्यजृम्भितविक्षेपाद्व्यामिश्रावैदिशोदश ।रूपवानिवरुद्रस्यमन्युर्गात्रेष्वदृश्यत ।।।।
tasya jṛmbhitavikṣepād vyāmiśrā vai diśo daśa | rūpavān iva rudrasya manyur gātreṣv adṛśyata ||
അവന്റെ ആകമ്പടിയുള്ള ആകൽച്ചയുടെ കുലുക്കത്തിൽ പത്തു ദിക്കുകളും കലങ്ങിയതുപോലെ തോന്നി; അവന്റെ അവയവങ്ങളിൽ രുദ്രന്റെ ദേഹധാരിയായ മന്യുവെന്നപോലെ ക്രോധം തന്നെ പ്രത്യക്ഷമായി.
The ten directions were disturbed violently by his yawning and his wrath was perceptible like Rudra' s form in his limbs by his wrath.
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It warns how manyu (wrath) can become all-consuming and destabilizing—an inner disorder that spills outward, opposing the clarity needed for dharmic conduct.
Rāvaṇa’s rage intensifies; the poet describes its cosmic effect and terrifying embodiment through Rudra-like imagery.
Primarily a negative trait is highlighted: Rāvaṇa’s uncontrolled fury, presented as a destructive force rather than a virtue.