Shloka 13
षट्चत्वारिंशः सर्गः
Ravana Deploys Five Generals; Hanuman Destroys the Commanders and the Remaining Host
कामं लोकास्त्रयस्सेन्द्रास्ससुरासुरमानवाः।।।।भवतामग्रतः स्थातुं न पर्याप्ता रणाजिरे।
kāmaṃ lokās trayas sendrāḥ sasurāsuramānavāḥ |
bhavatām agrataḥ sthātuṃ na paryāptā raṇājire ||
कामं लोकाः त्रयः सेन्द्राः ससुरासुरमानवाः—भवताम् अग्रतः स्थातुं न पर्याप्ताः रणाजिरे।
"Even Indra, suras, asuras and humans and the three worlds together are incompetent to stand before you in a battlefield.
FAQs
Leadership uses speech to strengthen morale; however, dharmic leadership aligns encouragement with righteous ends, not mere pride.
Rāvaṇa boosts the confidence of his forces by claiming even cosmic powers could not withstand them in battle.
Morale-building and command presence (though ethically ambiguous in service of adharma).