apradhṛṣyaśca saṅgrāme krudhdairapi surāsuraiḥ| anasūyo jitakrodho na dṛpto na ca matsarī| na cāvamantā bhūtānāṃ na ca kālavaśānugaḥ|
He was incapable of being repressed even by the enraged devatas or rakshasas in the battle. He was free from envy and had subdued his anger and pride. He was never malicious and he never slighted any living being nor did he bow to the pressure of time.
— M.N. Dutt (1891)
Even enraged gods and rakshasas cannot suppress Rama in battle. The verse raises the stakes of the description: the prince who is gentle in speech and modest in bearing is also utterly invincible. His gentleness is a choice, not a limitation.