Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 110, Shloka 38
रामरावणयोर्युद्धवैषम्यं तथा रावणशिरश्छेदनम्
Rama–Ravana Duel Intensifies; Ravana’s Heads Severed and Reappear
नैव रात्रिं न दिवसंमुहूर्तं न च क्षणम् ।रामरावणयोर्युद्धंविराममुपगच्छति ।।।।
naiva rātriṃ na divasaṃ muhūrtaṃ na ca kṣaṇam |
rāmarāvaṇayor yuddhaṃ virāmam upagacchati ||
Neither by night nor by day—neither for a muhūrta nor even for an instant—did the battle between Rāma and Rāvaṇa come to a pause.
The fight between Rama and Ravana continued all day and night, without stopping for a moment.
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Dharma demands steadfast commitment: when the moral aim is just, one persists without yielding to fatigue or delay, maintaining truth of purpose (satya-saṅkalpa).
The text emphasizes the uninterrupted nature of the Rāma–Rāvaṇa duel—no rest by day or night.
Unbroken resolve and endurance—continuing the duty-bound struggle until its rightful conclusion.
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