Shloka 8
राक्षसपरिषद्वाक्यम्
Counsel of the Rakshasa Court to Ravana
विनिहत्यचयक्षौघान्विक्षोभ्यचविनिगृह्यच ।त्वयाकैलासशिखराद्विमानमिदमाहृतम् ।।।।
vinihatya ca yakṣaughān vikṣobhya ca vinigṛhya ca | tvayā kailāsaśikharād vimānam idam āhṛtam ||
你击杀夜叉（Yakṣa）群，搅乱其阵并将其制伏，遂从凯拉萨（Kailāsa）峰顶取来这辆天车。
"Causing terrific disturbance to the hordes of Yakshas and taking them as prisoners, you have brought the great aerial chariot from mount Kailas."
FAQs
The verse highlights the misuse of power: conquest and seizure, when driven by pride and aggression rather than righteous cause, stand as adharma even if they display strength.
The speaker recounts the taking of a Vimāna from Kailāsa after subduing Yakṣas, presenting it as evidence of past might.
Martial prowess is emphasized, but framed through a lens of domination—serving as a narrative foil to the Ramayana’s Dharmic ideal of restraint.