Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 62, Shloka 17
कुम्भकर्णस्य प्रबोधनम्
The Awakening and Commissioning of Kumbhakarna
येराक्षसामुख्यतमाहतास्तेवानरैर्युधि ।।6.62.16।।वानराणांक्षयंयुद्धे न पश्यामिकदाचन ।नचापिवानरायुद्धेजितपूर्वाःकदाचन ।।6.62.17।।
ye rākṣasāḥ mukhyatamā hatās te vānarair yudhi ||6.62.16||
vānarāṇāṁ kṣayaṁ yuddhe na paśyāmi kadācana |
na cāpi vānarā yuddhe jitapūrvāḥ kadācana ||6.62.17||
لقد قُتلَ خِيارُ رَكشَسَتنا في المعركة على أيدي الفانارا. ومع ذلك لا أرى للفانارا هلاكًا في الحرب قطّ، ولم يُعرَف عنهم قطّ أنهم هُزموا في هذا القتال.
"Of the Rakshasas, the chiefs have been killed in war by Vanaras. But I did not see even one Vanara to have been killed in war. Vanaras have not failed to succeed in war."
FAQs
The verse frames a Dharma-logic of outcomes: when a cause is aligned with righteousness, it gains ‘force’ beyond mere numbers, while adharma begins to lose its best supporters.
Rāvaṇa reports battlefield results: elite rākṣasas are falling, while the vānaras appear to remain unbroken and undefeated.
Collective courage and resilience of the vānaras—steadfastness under combat pressure.