Shloka 5
युद्धलक्षण-निमित्तदर्शनं तथा लङ्काद्वारव्यूहः
War Omens and the Encirclement of Lanka’s Gates
इदानींमाकृथावीर एवंविधमचिन्तितम् ।त्वयिकिञ्चित्समापन्नेकिंकार्यंसीतयामम ।।6.41.4।।भरतेनमहाबाहो लक्ष्मणेनयवीयसा ।शत्रुघ्नेनचशत्रुघ्नस्वशरीरेणवापुन:।। 6.41.5।।
idānīṃ mā kṛthā vīra evaṃvidham acintitam | tvayi kiñcit samāpanne kiṃ kāryaṃ sītayā mama ||6.41.4|| bharatena mahābāho lakṣmaṇena yavīyasā | śatrughnena ca śatrughna svaśarīreṇa vā punaḥ ||6.41.5||
«Jetzt, o Held, tu nichts so Unbesonnenes, so Unbedachtes. Wenn dir auch nur ein wenig Schaden widerführe, was hätte das Leben noch für mich—oder für Sītā—für Bedeutung? Was bedeutete es für Bharata, für den jüngeren Lakṣmaṇa, für Śatrughna, ja selbst für meinen eigenen Leib?»
Mighty Vanaras holding uprooted trees occupied everywhere and it seemed difficult for even wind to enter Lanka.
FAQs
Dharma includes prudence and responsibility: a leader must avoid reckless acts because their welfare sustains many dependents and the larger righteous mission.
A speaker (likely Rāma) restrains a close ally/kin from an impulsive, dangerous action, stressing the consequences to loved ones and the cause.
Viveka (discernment) and karuṇā (care for others): valuing life and duty over impulsive heroics.