Shloka 11
एकस्यैवाभियानेतुहेतुर्यःकथितस्त्वया ।तत्राप्यनुपपन्नंतेवक्ष्यामियदसाधु च ।।।।
ekasyaivābhiyāne tu hetur yaḥ kathitas tvayā |
tatrāpy anupapannaṃ te vakṣyāmi yad asādhu ca ||
तुम्हारे अकेले ही अभियान पर जाने के लिए जो कारण तुमने कहा है, वह भी उचित नहीं और अनुचित है; उसका कारण मैं बताता हूँ।
"You have set out alone (for war) and the reason adduced by you is ill conceived and improper. I shall tell you."
FAQs
Dharma here is expressed as truthful counsel (satya-vacana) and responsible decision-making: a leader/warrior should not rely on ill-reasoned motives, especially when lives and the community’s fate are at stake.
Mahodara challenges Kumbhakarṇa’s stated rationale for marching out alone, positioning himself as a corrective voice within the Rākṣasa assembly.
Nīti (prudent counsel) and satya (frankness): Mahodara claims the duty to point out what is logically and ethically unsound.