Shloka 3
षट्चत्वारिंशः सर्गः
Ravana Deploys Five Generals; Hanuman Destroys the Commanders and the Remaining Host
स विरूपाक्षयूपाक्षौ दुर्धरं चैव राक्षसम्।प्रघसं भासकर्णं च पञ्चसेनाग्रनायकान्।।5.46.2।।सन्दिदेश दशग्रीवो वीरान्नयविशारदान्।हनुमद्ग्रहणव्यग्रान्वायुवेगसमान्युधि।।5.46.3।।
sa virūpākṣayūpākṣau durdharaṃ caiva rākṣasam | praghasaṃ bhāsakarṇaṃ ca pañcasenāgranāyakān || 5.46.2 ||
sandidēśa daśagrīvo vīrān nayaviśāradān | hanumadgrahaṇavyagrān vāyuvēgasamān yudhi || 5.46.3 ||
于是十首王（罗波那）命令他军中五位最前列的统帅——毗卢帕叉、优帕叉、杜尔达罗、普拉伽萨与婆娑迦耳那——皆为善于谋略的勇士，急欲擒拿哈奴曼，战场上迅疾如风。
The tenheaded Ravana, eager to capture Hanuman, commanded his five army Generals called Virupaksha, Yupaksha, Durdhara, Praghasa and Bhaskarna, who were great warriorstatesmen valiant and, equal to wind in speed.
FAQs
It highlights rāja-dharma in a negative mirror: leadership and strategy are powerful tools, but when directed toward adharma—such as defending unjust captivity and violence—they become instruments of wrongdoing rather than protection.
Rāvaṇa responds to Hanumān’s rampage in Laṅkā by dispatching five elite generals to capture him.
Strategic competence and martial readiness are emphasized in the generals; by contrast, Hanumān’s steadfast service to a righteous mission is the implicit counterpoint.