Shloka 58
युद्धकाण्डे एकोनषष्टितमः सर्गः
Rāvaṇa’s Assault on Nīla and Lakṣmaṇa; Hanumān Bears Rāma
क्षिप्रंप्रहरनिःशङ्कंस्थिरांकीर्तिमवाप्नुहि ।ततस्त्वांज्ञातविक्रान्तंनाशयिष्यामिवानर ।।6.59.58।।
kṣipraṃ prahara niḥśaṅkaṃ sthirāṃ kīrtim avāpnuhi | tatas tvāṃ jñātavikrāntaṃ nāśayiṣyāmi vānara ||6.59.58||
بغیر کسی ہچکچاہٹ کے فوراً حملہ کرو اور دائمی شہرت حاصل کرو؛ پھر تمہاری طاقت کا اندازہ لگانے کے بعد، اے وانر، میں تمہیں تباہ کر دوں گا۔
"O Vanara! Go about without any hesitation. Attain the fame of a Vanara hitting Ravana permanently. Thereafter knowing your prowess, I shall put an end to you."
FAQs
The verse illustrates adharma’s pride: Ravana treats violence as a contest for fame, not as a duty restrained by justice and truth.
Ravana challenges Hanuman to attack first, boasting that he will destroy Hanuman afterward.
Negatively, arrogance and contempt; dharma would emphasize humility and accountability for wrongdoing.