Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 51, Shloka 10
धूम्राक्षप्रेषणम्
The Dispatch of Dhūmrākṣa
सन्त्रस्तहृदयाःसर्वेप्राकारात् वरुह्यते ।विषण्णवदनाघोराराक्षसेन्द्रमुपस्थिता ।।6.51.10।।
santrasta-hṛdayāḥ sarve prākārāt avaruhya te | viṣaṇṇa-vadanā ghorā rākṣasendram upasthitāḥ ||6.51.10||
सन्त्रस्तहृदयाः सर्वे प्राकारादवरुह्य ते । विषण्णवदनाः घोराः राक्षसेन्द्रमुपस्थिताः ॥
All the dreadful Rakshasas getting down the boundary wall with pale faces, sad countenance reached the Lord of Rakshasas.
FAQs
When a cause is rooted in adharma, even the powerful become inwardly insecure; unrighteous leadership breeds fear rather than confidence.
Rākṣasa defenders, alarmed by the enemy’s approach, leave the walls and report to Rāvaṇa.
Implicitly, the contrastive virtue: dharmic steadiness versus adharma-induced panic and instability.