Shloka 15
इन्द्रजित्-लक्ष्मणयुद्धम् तथा वानरप्रोत्साहनम्
Indrajit–Lakshmana Battle and the Rallying of the Vanaras
एतान्निहत्यातिबलान्बहून्राक्षससत्तमान् ।बाहुभ्यांसागरंतीर्त्वालङ्घ्यतांगोष्पदं लघु ।।।
etān nihatya atibalān bahūn rākṣasa-sattamān |
bāhubhyāṃ sāgaraṃ tīrtvā laṅghyatāṃ goṣpadaṃ laghu ||
“Setelah menewaskan ramai ketua rākṣasa yang amat perkasa, dan dengan kekuatan lenganmu sendiri menyeberangi lautan, maka kini seberangilah halangan kecil ini—bagaikan jejak kuku lembu—tanpa berlengah.”
"The heroic Prahastha, Nikumbha also and Kumbhakarna of mighty prowess, Kumbha also, night ranger Dum raksha, Jambumali, Mahamali, Teekshanavega, Asanibhra, Suptanga, Yagnakopa, Vajradamshtra, Rakshasas Simhadri, Arigna, Vikata, Tapana, Dama also, Praghaasa, Praghasa, Prajaghna, and Jaghan also, Durdarsha, Agniketha, heroes Rasmikethu, Vidyajihva, Dwijihwa, Suryasatru, and Rakshasas Akampana, Suparswa, Chakramali, and Rakshasas Kampana, and energetic Devanthaka and Naranthaka have been killed by you."
FAQs
Dharma here is framed as consistency between past capability and present duty: if one claims great deeds, one must meet current responsibility without hesitation.
After recounting major feats and losses, the speaker presses the addressee to treat the current challenge as minor—like crossing a hoofprint—compared to crossing the ocean.
Resolve (dhṛti) and decisive action—urging the addressee to act promptly rather than delay in fear or indecision.