पश्य लक्ष्मण दुर्वृत्तान् राक्षसान् पिशिताशनान्।मानवास्त्रसमाधूताननिलेन यथा घनान्।।।।
paśya lakṣmaṇa durvṛttān rākṣasān piśitāśanān | mānavāstrasamādhūtān anilena yathā ghanān ||
“Masdan mo, Lakṣmaṇa, ang mga rākṣasa na masama ang asal, mga kumakain ng laman; itataboy ko sila sa Mānava na sandata, gaya ng pagkalat ng hangin sa mga ulap.”
"O Lakshmana, behold, by manavaastra I shall chase, like clouds scattered by winds those wicked rakshasas who eat human flesh".
Rāma frames force as dharmic when used to defend the innocent and protect sacred rites; violence is not for conquest but for restoring moral order.
Rāma identifies the attackers and declares his intent to repel them using the Mānava weapon.
Protective resolve (rakṣaṇa-dharma): Rāma’s determination to safeguard the yajña without hesitation.