Shloka 3
युद्धकाण्डे द्वादशः सर्गः — रावणस्य परिषद्-सम्बोधनं कुम्भकर्णस्य नीत्युपदेशश्च
Ravana’s Council Address and Kumbhakarna’s Counsel
सप्रहस्तःप्रणीतात्माचिकीर्षन् राजशासनम् ।विनिक्षिपद्बलंसर्वंबहिरन्तश्चमन्दिरे ।।6.12.3।।
sa prahastaḥ praṇītātmā cikīrṣan rājaśāsanam |
vinikṣipad balaṃ sarvaṃ bahir antaś ca mandire ||6.12.3||
Prahasta lừng danh ấy, tự chế ngự tâm mình, quyết thi hành vương lệnh, bèn bố trí toàn bộ binh lực cả ngoài lẫn trong thành.
"Tasks carried out without proper plan and contrary to the right principles are spoilt like inauspicious oblations offered into sacrificial fire."
FAQs
It reflects the administrative side of rājadharma: executing assigned duties efficiently. Yet in the Ramayana, efficiency is ethically secondary to the justice of the cause.
Before major confrontation, Prahasta organizes Laṅkā’s defenses by deploying troops within and outside the city.
Discipline and obedience to command (kārya-niṣṭhā) are emphasized in Prahasta’s conduct.