Shloka 86
युद्धलक्षण-निमित्तदर्शनं तथा लङ्काद्वारव्यूहः
War Omens and the Encirclement of Lanka’s Gates
ग्राहयामासतारेयस्स्वयमात्मनमात्मवान् ।बलंदर्शयितुंवीरोयातुधानगणेतदा ।।6.41.86।।
grāhayāmāsa tāreyaḥ svayam ātmānam ātmavān |
balaṃ darśayituṃ vīro yātudhānagaṇe tadā ||6.41.86||
于是，塔罗之子那位自持的英雄，甘愿被擒，只为在罗刹众军之中显示自己的力量。
Then Angada, the son of Tara, on his own wanting to exhibit his strength in the presence of the Rakshasa army allowed himself to be caught.
FAQs
True strength includes self-mastery: choosing restraint at the right moment can serve a higher purpose and reveal moral and physical superiority.
Aṅgada does not immediately retaliate; he permits capture to demonstrate dominance over Rāvaṇa’s forces.
Ātma-saṃyama (self-control) combined with valor—power governed by intention rather than impulse.