Shloka 20
इन्द्रजित्-हनूमद्-युद्धं तथा निकुम्भिलायां होमः
Indrajit vs Hanuman; Indrajit’s Nikumbhila rite
सनिवार्यपरानीकमब्रवीत्तान्वनौकसः ।।।।हनूमान् सन्निवर्तध्वं न नस्साध्यमिदंबलम् ।
sa nivārya parānīkam abravīt tān vanaukasaḥ | hanūmān sannivartadhvaṃ na naḥ sādhyam idaṃ balam ||
敵軍を食い止めたのち、ハヌマーンは森の住人たちに告げた。「引き返せ――今の我らにはこの軍勢を討ち破ることはできぬ。」
Hanuman made the enemy army retreat, and spoke to his own army," No use of defeating this army for us as our mission is not winning the army."
FAQs
Dharma includes strategic restraint: withdrawing is not cowardice when it prevents pointless loss and serves the higher righteous goal.
Hanumān halts the enemy’s immediate pressure and orders his side to regroup/withdraw from an unwinnable engagement.
Prudent leadership—knowing when to fight and when to conserve strength for the true objective.