प्रहस्तनिर्याणम्
Prahasta’s Departure and the Muster of the Rakshasa Host
निनदन्तस्स्वरान्घोरान्राक्षसाजग्मुरग्रतः ।।।।भीमरूपामहाकायाःप्रहस्तस्यपुरस्सराः ।
ninadantaḥ svarān ghorān rākṣasā jagmur agrataḥ |
bhīma-rūpā mahā-kāyāḥ prahastasya purassarāḥ ||6.57.30||
భయంకర స్వరాలతో గర్జిస్తూ, భీమరూపులు మహాకాయులు అయిన రాక్షసులు—ప్రహస్తుని అగ్రదళముగా—ముందుగా సాగిరి।
Rakshasas of fierce appearance, of huge body size, making dreadful sounds went marching ahead of Prahastha.
The verse shows intimidation as a tactic—loud cries and fearsome display. Dharmically, it contrasts external terror with inner virtue: true strength in the Ramayana is ultimately aligned with satya and self-restraint, not merely with frightening spectacle.
Prahastha’s forces advance with a terrifying front line, announcing their approach through loud, dreadful roars.
Martial assertiveness and battlefield intimidation (a strategic trait rather than a moral virtue).
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