Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 57, Shloka 1
प्रहस्तनिर्याणम्
Prahasta’s Departure and the Muster of the Rakshasa Host
अकम्पनवधंश्रुत्वाक्रुद्धोवैराक्षसेश्वरः ।किञ्चिददीनमुखश्चापिसचिवांस्तानुदैक्षत ।।।।
akampanavadhaṃ śrutvā kruddho vai rākṣaseśvaraḥ | kiñcid adīnamukhaś cāpi sacivāṃs tān udaikṣata || 6.57.1 ||
အကမ္ပန သတ်ဖြတ်ခံရကြောင်း ကြားသိသော် ရက္ခသတို့၏ အရှင်သည် ပြင်းထန်စွာ ဒေါသထွက်၏။ သို့သော် မျက်နှာမှာ အနည်းငယ် ဖြူဖျော့သွားလျက် မိမိ၏ အမတ်များကို လှမ်းကြည့်၏။
The king of Rakshasas hearing about the death of Akampana, was pale and a little angry and looked at his ministers.
FAQs
Even a powerful ruler cannot escape the moral consequences of conflict: adharma brings fear and instability, visible even in a king’s composure.
News reaches Rāvaṇa that Akampana has been slain; he becomes angry, yet shows anxiety, and turns to his ministers for counsel.
By contrast (implicitly), the need for steadiness and wise counsel in kingship—rāja-dharma—especially in crisis.