Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 25, Shloka 32
शुकसारण-चारप्रवेशः
Suka and Sāraṇa’s Espionage and Release
यादृश्यंतस्यरामस्यरूपंप्रहरणानिच ।वधिष्यतिपुरींलङ्कामेकस्तिष्ठन्तुतेत्रयः ।।।।
yādṛśyaṃ tasya rāmasya rūpaṃ praharaṇāni ca | vadhiṣyati purīṃ laṅkām ekas tiṣṭhantu te trayaḥ ||
Ganyan ang anyo ni Rāma—at ganyan ang kanyang mga sandata—na siya lamang ay makapupuksa sa lungsod ng Laṅkā, kahit tumabi ang tatlo pang iba.
At this time, desiring war with those great Vanara heroes, the wanderers of woods, is not good. Their army is highly delighted to wage war. You may give away Mythili to Rama (said Suka and Saarana to Ravana).।। ityārṣēvālmīkīyēśrīmadrāmāyaṇēādikāvyēyuddhakāṇḍēpañcaviṅśassargaḥ ।।This is the end of the twenty fifth sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.
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Dharma is portrayed as irresistible moral force: when righteousness is embodied in a leader, it becomes a power that confronts adharma decisively.
The envoys stress Rāma’s overwhelming capability to dissuade Rāvaṇa from continuing wrongdoing.
Rāma’s heroic potency guided by righteousness—strength yoked to dharma.
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