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 ||
เมื่อยืนหยัดมั่นคงในศึก ข้าจะสังหารแม้หมู่กองทัพวานรทั้งหลาย ข้าไม่ปรารถนาให้พระองค์ต้องไร้ยศศักดิ์อันยิ่งใหญ่และพิเศษเหนือสามัญ
"Confident of prosperity, he who defers action earlier, he does not know what is right and wrong later on."
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.