Shloka 19
कुम्भकर्णप्रस्थानम् तथा अङ्गदप्रेरणा
Kumbhakarna’s sortie and Angada’s rallying of the Vanaras
भग्नानांवो न पश्यामिपरिगम्यमहीमिमाम् ।।।।स्थानंसर्वेनिवर्तध्वंकिंप्राणान् परिरक्षथ ।
bhagnānāṃ vo na paśyāmi parigamya mahīm imām |
sthānaṃ sarve nivartadhvaṃ kiṃ prāṇān parirakṣatha ||
Bagi orang yang lari dalam kekalahan, walau mengelilingi seluruh bumi ini, aku tidak melihat tempat yang aman. Kembalilah kamu semua: mengapa mempertahankan nyawa dengan mengorbankan maruah dan dharma?
"I do not see any refuge for you even if you go round the globe. All of you return back. Why do you preserve life?"
FAQs
Aṅgada argues that dharma is not mere survival; it is fidelity to righteous duty and honour, without seeking safety through cowardly flight.
Aṅgada rebukes the fleeing troops, insisting there is no true refuge in running away and ordering them to return.
Valour joined with moral clarity—life is not to be preserved by abandoning one’s rightful cause.