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||
Ang lahat ng mababangis na Rākṣasa, nanginginig ang puso sa takot, ay bumaba mula sa mga tanggulan at lumapit sa panginoon ng mga Rākṣasa, na may mga mukhang lugmok.
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.