Shloka 129
युद्धकाण्डे एकोनषष्टितमः सर्गः
Rāvaṇa’s Assault on Nīla and Lakṣmaṇa; Hanumān Bears Rāma
तिष्ठतिष्ठममत्वंहिकृत्वाविप्रियमीदृशम् ।।6.59.129।।क्वनुराक्षसशार्दूल गतोमोक्षमवाप्स्यसि ।
tiṣṭha tiṣṭha mama tvaṁ hi kṛtvā vipriyam īdṛśam | kva nu rākṣasaśārdūla gato mokṣam avāpsyasi ||6.59.129||
“നിൽക്കു—നിൽക്കു! എനിക്കു ഇങ്ങനെ അത്യന്തം അപ്രീതികരമായത് ചെയ്ത ശേഷം, ഹേ രാക്ഷസശാർദൂല, എവിടെ പോയി നീ മോക്ഷം പ്രാപിക്കും?”
"Oh! Tiger among Rakshasas, forbear, forbear. Having done such an offence to me, where are you going for deliverance"
FAQs
Accountability under dharma: wrongdoing cannot be escaped by flight; one must face the consequences of adharma.
Rāma challenges Rāvaṇa to stop and face him, declaring that escape will not bring safety after grave offences.
Rāma’s steadfastness—he insists on moral reckoning and direct confrontation rather than evasive retreat.