Shloka 16
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||
Die vornehmsten unserer Rākṣasas sind im Kampf von den Vānara erschlagen worden. Doch sehe ich niemals, dass die Vānara im Krieg zugrunde gehen; und auch sind die Vānara in diesem Gefecht noch nie als besiegt bekannt gewesen.
"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.