Shloka 11
कुम्भकर्णोपदेशः
Kumbhakarna’s Counsel and War-Boast to Ravana
उपप्रदानंसान्त्वं च भेदंकाले च विक्रमम् ।योगं च रक्षसांश्रेष्ठतावुभौ च नयानयौ ।।6.63.11।।कालेधर्मार्थकामान्यस्सम्मन्त्ऱ्यसचिवैःसह ।निषेवेतात्मवान्लोके न स व्यसनमाप्नुयात् ।।6.63.12।।
upapradānaṁ sāntvaṁ ca bhedaṁ kāle ca vikramam |
yogaṁ ca rakṣasāṁ śreṣṭha tāv ubhau ca nayānayau || 6.63.11 ||
O Bester unter den Rākṣasas: Zugeständnis und Gabe, Beschwichtigung, das Säen von Zwietracht und—wenn die Zeit es fordert—kühne Gewalt; dazu ihre rechte Verbindung: dies ist Staatskunst und ihr Gegenteil, recht oder verkehrt je nach Anwendung.
"You are the foremost of the Rakshasas! After discussing with ministers, a king either by gifting or conciliation or dissension or resorting to all of them at the appropriate time takes resort to pursue virtue, wealth, or sensual pleasures at the right time, never meets with sorrow."
FAQs
Rajadharma is situational: methods like conciliation, gifts, division, and force become dharmic only when applied with right intent, right timing, and for rightful ends.
Kumbhakarṇa outlines the classic tools of governance and diplomacy, framing them as policy that can be used well (naya) or misused (anaya).
Strategic discernment—knowing which instrument to apply and when.