Shloka 51
कुम्भकर्णोपदेशः
Kumbhakarna’s Counsel and War-Boast to Ravana
हरींश्चापिहनियिष्यामिसंयुगेसमवास्थिवान् ।असाधारणमिच्छामिनदातुंमहद्यशः ।।6.63.51।।
harīṃś cāpi haniṣyāmi saṃyuge samavāsthivān |
asādhāraṇam icchāmi na dātuṃ mahad yaśaḥ ||
യുദ്ധത്തിൽ അചഞ്ചലമായി നില്ക്കെ ഞാൻ വാനരസൈന്യങ്ങളെയും വധിക്കും; നിന്നെ അസാധാരണവും മഹത്തായ യശസ്സുമില്ലാതെ വിട്ടുകളയാൻ ഞാൻ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നില്ല.
"Confident of prosperity, he who defers action earlier, he does not know what is right and wrong later on."
FAQs
It warns that seeking fame (yaśas) detached from righteousness becomes morally hollow; Dharma measures glory by justice, not by destruction.
The speaker promises steadfast fighting and frames his violence as a means to secure renown for his ruler.
Steadfastness and commitment, though ethically compromised by the goal of winning fame through unjust war.