Shloka 6
प्रहस्तनिर्याणम्
Prahasta’s Departure and the Muster of the Rakshasa Host
अहंवाकुम्भकर्णोवात्वंवासेनापतिर्मम ।।।।इन्द्रजिद्वानिकुम्भोवावहेयुर्भारमीदृशम् ।
ahaṁ vā kumbhakarṇo vā tvaṁ vā senāpatir mama | indrajid vā nikumbho vā vaheyuḥ bhāram īdṛśam ||6.57.6||
یا تو میں، یا کُمبھکرن، یا تم—میرے سپہ سالار—یا اندرجیت، یا نِکُمبھ؛ ہم میں سے کوئی ہی ایسا بھاری بوجھ اٹھا سکتا ہے۔
"Therefore, quickly get ready with the army and take charge for conquering the vanaras collected there."
FAQs
Duty is allocated according to capacity: leadership recognizes who is fit to carry responsibility, a practical dimension of rāja-dharma even when the broader cause may be ethically compromised.
Rāvaṇa assesses available champions and identifies a small set of elite warriors capable of undertaking the decisive military task.
Organizational clarity and responsibility-mapping—knowing who can bear which burden in a crisis.