Shloka 48
कुम्भकर्णोपदेशः
Kumbhakarna’s Counsel and War-Boast to Ravana
चिन्तयाबाध्यसेराजन्किमर्थंमयितिष्ठति ।।6.63.48।।सोऽहंशत्रुविनाशाय तव निर्यातुमुद्यतः ।
cintayā bādhyase rājan kimarthaṃ mayi tiṣṭhati |
so 'haṃ śatruvināśāya tava niryātum udyataḥ ||
രാജാവേ, ഞാൻ ഇവിടെ നില്ക്കുമ്പോൾ നീ എന്തിന് ചിന്തയിൽ പീഡിതനാകുന്നു? നിന്റെ ശത്രുവിനെ നശിപ്പിക്കാൻ ഞാൻ പുറപ്പെടാൻ സന്നദ്ധനാണ്.
"O King! while I am here for what reason do you worry and have anxiety? I will go now and decidedly destroy your enemy."
FAQs
It touches rāja-dharma indirectly: leaders should act with clarity rather than panic; however, confidence must be grounded in righteousness, not mere might.
The speaker reassures the king and offers to go out personally to eliminate the threatening opponent.
Readiness to act (kṛtya-udyama) and loyalty to one’s ruler—though the cause served may be unrighteous.