Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 46, 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 ||
แท้จริง แม้สามโลกทั้งปวง—พร้อมพระอินทร์ เหล่าเทวะ อสูร และมนุษย์—หากยืนอยู่ต่อหน้าพวกท่านในสมรภูมิ ก็ยังไม่อาจทัดเทียมได้
"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).