Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 57, Shloka 12
प्रहस्तनिर्याणम्
Prahasta’s Departure and the Muster of the Rakshasa Host
रावणेनैवमुक्तस्तुप्रहस्तोवाहिनीपतिः ।।।।राक्षसेन्द्रमुवाचेदमसुरेन्द्रमिवोशना ।
rāvaṇenaivam uktaḥ tu prahasto vāhinīpatiḥ | rākṣasendram uvācedam asurendram ivośanā || 6.57.12 ||
Nang masabi ito ni Rāvaṇa, si Prahasta, pinuno ng hukbo, ay nagsalita ng ganito sa panginoon ng mga Rākṣasa, gaya ni Uśanā na minsang nagsalita sa hari ng mga Asura.
Prahastha, the Commander-in-Chief having heard Ravana, replied to the king of Rakshasas just as the preceptor of Rakshasas spoke to Bali.
FAQs
Dharma in governance values counsel: rulers are expected to hear advisers, just as traditional preceptors guide kings toward (or away from) ruin.
After Rāvaṇa speaks, the narrative introduces Prahasta’s formal response, framed with a mythic analogy to a preceptor advising an Asura king.
The duty of advisers to speak clearly and responsibly to those in power.