Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 93, Shloka 27
Sarga 93: Rāvaṇa’s Grief and Fury after Indrajit’s Fall; Move to Slay Vaidehī and Ministerial Restraint
ततःपरमसङ्क्रुद्धोरावणोराक्षसाधिपः ।।।।अब्रवीद्रक्षसांमध्येसंस्तम्भयिषुराहवे ।
tataḥ paramasaṅkruddho rāvaṇo rākṣasādhipaḥ |
abravīd rakṣasāṁ madhye saṁstambhayiṣur āhave ||
त्यानंतर परमक्रुद्ध राक्षसाधिपती रावण, युद्धात त्यांचा धैर्य-निश्चय दृढ करण्याच्या हेतूने, राक्षसांच्या मध्ये बोलू लागला।
To provoke Rakshasas for battle, an angry Ravana, the king of Rakshasas, spoke as follows.
FAQs
Leadership has moral weight: stirring others to violence from a place of rage risks turning a community away from dharma and toward collective adharma.
Rāvaṇa prepares to address his forces, aiming to strengthen their fighting spirit.
The verse foregrounds resolve and command; ethically, it invites reflection on whether courage is guided by dharma or by anger and pride.