Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 63, Shloka 27
कुम्भकर्णोपदेशः
Kumbhakarna’s Counsel and War-Boast to Ravana
स सुहृद्योविपन्नार्थंदीनमभ्यवपद्यते ।।6.63.27।।स बन्धुर्योऽपनीतेषुसाहाय्यायोपकल्पते ।
sa suhṛd yo vipannārthaṃ dīnam abhyavapadyate || 6.63.27 || sa bandhur yo 'panīteṣu sāhāyyāyopakalpate |
Истинный друг — тот, кто остаётся рядом с человеком, когда его удача рушится и он в беде; и истинный родственник — тот, кто готов прийти на помощь даже тогда, когда человек уклонился от должного поведения.
" A friend is one who helps when one's fortune is lost and is desperate. Deviating from morals the one who is prepared to help is a relation."
FAQs
Dharma here stresses loyalty expressed through compassionate support: friendship and kinship are proven in adversity and moral failure, not in comfort.
Kumbhakarṇa addresses the distressed Rāvaṇa, framing what genuine support looks like before he proceeds to counsel and act.
Steadfastness and protective solidarity—standing by another in crisis while still engaging with the question of right conduct.