विभीषणोपदेशः
Vibhīṣaṇa’s Counsel to Rāvaṇa and the Rākṣasa Court
नयक्षगन्धर्वमहोरगेभ्योभयंनसंख्येपतगोरगेभ्यः ।कथंनुरामाद्भविताभयंनोनरेन्द्रपुत्रात्समरेकदाचित् ।।।।
na yakṣagandharvamahoragebhyo bhayaṃ na saṅkhye patagoragebhyaḥ | kathaṃ nu rāmād bhavitā bhayaṃ no narendraputrāt samare kadācit ||
战场之上,我们不惧夜叉、不惧乾闼婆,也不惧巨蛇;亦不惧飞禽与爬虫。如此,怎会在战争中惧怕罗摩——那位王子呢?
"Rama's arrows will not leave you with life even if you are guarded by Sun or wind god, not even if you sit on the lap of Indra or death god or even if you enter the sky or under water."
Dharma teaching by contrast: contempt for a righteous adversary and dismissal of truth leads to ethical blindness and strategic folly.
Prahasta argues against fear or conciliation, claiming the rākṣasas have faced greater beings and thus need not fear Rāma.
A negative trait: overconfidence that ignores moral causality (adharma’s consequences).