प्रहस्तनिर्याणम्
Prahasta’s Departure and the Muster of the Rakshasa Host
सधनुष्काःकवचिनोवेगादाप्लुत्यराक्षसाः ।रावणंप्रेक्ष्यराजानंप्रहस्तंपर्यवारयन् ।।।।
sa-dhanuṣkāḥ kavacino vegād āplutya rākṣasāḥ |
rāvaṇaṃ prekṣya rājānaṃ prahastaṃ paryavārayan ||
Dengan busur dan baju zirah, para Rākṣasa meluru dengan pantas; setelah memandang Raja Rāvaṇa, mereka segera mengelilingi Prahastha.
Then the Rakshasas rejoiced, wishing victory, consecrated military material with chanting and wore flower garland s.
It depicts loyalty and order within a polity; the Ramayana invites readers to evaluate whether loyalty is guided by satya-dharma or by mere allegiance to power.
Armed Rākṣasas surge into formation, acknowledge Rāvaṇa, and cluster around their leader Prahastha.
Discipline and loyalty within the ranks.