Shloka 5
प्रहस्तनिर्याणम्
Prahasta’s Departure and the Muster of the Rakshasa Host
पुरस्योपनिविष्टस्यसहसापीडितस्यवा ।।।।नान्यंयुद्धात्प्रपश्यामिमोक्षंयुद्धविशारद ।
purasyopaniviṣṭasya sahasā pīḍitasya vā | nānyaṁ yuddhāt prapaśyāmi mokṣaṁ yuddha-viśārada ||6.57.5||
Bagi kota ini yang sedang dikepung dan tiba-tiba ditekan hebat, aku tidak melihat jalan pembebasan selain melalui peperangan, wahai yang mahir dalam seni perang.
"Either myself or Kumbhakarna, or my Commander-in-Chief, or you, or Indrajith, or Nikumbha can undertake such a burden."
FAQs
It reflects rāja-dharma under siege: the ruler seeks a means to protect the city, presenting battle as the only remaining remedy—implicitly treating war as a compelled measure when other options seem exhausted.
Inside Laṅkā’s leadership circle, a decision is made to send a capable warrior to respond to the crisis created by the besieging Vānara forces.
Pragmatic decisiveness in crisis—though morally complex in Rāvaṇa’s case—showing the pressure to act swiftly to defend one’s realm.