युद्धकाण्डे द्वादशः सर्गः — रावणस्य परिषद्-सम्बोधनं कुम्भकर्णस्य नीत्युपदेशश्च
Ravana’s Council Address and Kumbhakarna’s Counsel
सतांपरिषदंकृत्स्नांसमीक्ष्यसमितिञ्जयः ।प्रचोदयामासतदाप्रहस्तंवाहिनीपतिम् ।।6.12.1।।
satāṃ pariṣadaṃ kṛtsnāṃ samīkṣya samitiṃjayaḥ | pracodayāmāsa tadā prahastaṃ vāhinīpatim ||
تب رَاوَن، جو معرکے میں فتح یاب کہلاتا تھا، پوری مجلسِ سَتّام کو دیکھ کر اُس وقت لشکر کے سالار پرہست کو اقدام پر ابھارنے لگا۔
Then Ravana who is victorious in wars, looking at the vast assembly (of Rakshasas) ordered Prahastha, the chief of the army.
Leadership (rāja-dharma) is shown through decisive command structures; the epic also invites evaluation of whether such power is used for righteous ends.
Rāvaṇa convenes/observes his council and directs Prahasta, his army-chief, to proceed with military measures.
Strategic decisiveness (though ethically contested in the larger narrative), highlighting command responsibility in wartime.