Shloka 41
कुम्भकर्णोपदेशः
Kumbhakarna’s Counsel and War-Boast to Ravana
मांनिहत्यकिलत्वांहिनिहनिष्यतिराघवः ।नाहमात्मनिसन्तापंगच्छेयंराक्षसाधिप ।।6.63.41।।
māṃ nihatya kila tvāṃ hi nihaniṣyati rāghavaḥ | nāham ātmani santāpaṃ gaccheyaṃ rākṣasādhipa ||6.63.41||
രാഘവൻ ആദ്യം എന്നെ വധിച്ചശേഷമേ നിന്നെ വധിക്കുകയുള്ളൂ എന്നു പറയുന്നു; അതുകൊണ്ട്, രാക്ഷസാധിപനേ, എന്റെ ഉള്ളിൽ ദുഃഖം പിടിമുറുക്കാൻ ഞാൻ അനുവദിക്കുകയില്ല.
"Rakshasa king! Raghava will kill you only after killing me. Never give way for distress."
FAQs
The verse praises inner firmness (dhairya) in the face of death. In dharmic terms, courage is virtuous when aligned with righteous ends; here it is courage in service of an unrighteous cause.
The speaker asserts that Rāma would have to defeat him first before reaching Rāvaṇa, and uses that claim to calm Rāvaṇa’s fear.
Steadfastness and fearlessness—refusal to succumb to inner distress.