Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 64, Shloka 17
महोदर-वाक्यं कुम्भकर्ण-प्रतिषेधः
Mahodara’s Counsel and the Critique of Kumbhakarna’s Solo Assault
हीनार्थस्तुसमृद्धार्थंकोरिपुंप्राकृतंयथा ।निश्चित्यजीवितत्यागेवशमानेतुमिच्छति ।।।।
hīnārthas tu samṛddhārthaṃ ko ripuṃ prākṛtaṃ yathā |
niścitya jīvitatyāge vaśam ānetum icchati ||
အင်အားနှင့် အရင်းအမြစ်နည်းပါးသူတစ်ဦးက မည်သူဖြစ်မည်နည်း—သာမန်မိုက်မဲသူကဲ့သို့—ကိုယ့်အသက်ကို စွန့်လွှတ်မည်ဟု ဆုံးဖြတ်ပြီးနောက် အရင်းအမြစ်ပြည့်စုံသော ရန်သူ၏ အာဏာအောက်သို့ ဝင်ရောက်လိုသူ?
"How can a weak person desire to go to the enemy who is rich in resources, determined to sacrifice his life several times and submit himself?"
FAQs
Dharma rejects self-harm and futile sacrifice when it serves no righteous end. Courage must be guided by proportionality and purpose, not by a nihilistic readiness to die.
Mahodara frames Kumbhakarṇa’s solo advance as irrational submission to a stronger opponent, warning against a needless death.
Practical judgment (nīti) over empty valor—measuring strength, resources, and consequences.