Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 106, Shloka 25
रावण-सारथि-संवादः
Ravana and the Charioteer: Counsel, Omens, and Battlefield Conduct
रथंशीघ्रमिदंसूतराघवाभिमुखंनय ।नाहत्वासमरेशत्रून्निवर्तिष्यतिरावणः ।।।।
rathaṃ śīghram idaṃ sūta rāghavābhimukhaṃ naya |
nāhatvā samare śatrūn nivartiṣyati rāvaṇaḥ ||
“Dalhin mo agad ang karwaheng ito, O sarathi, patungo kay Rāghava. Hindi uurong si Rāvaṇa sa labanan hangga’t hindi niya napapatumba ang mga kaaway.”
"Quickly drive the chariot towards Raghava. As a policy, Ravana would never turn back on the battlefield without putting an end to the enemy."
FAQs
The verse shows determination, but dharma critiques determination used for adharma; steadfastness becomes virtue only when aligned with righteous cause and truth (satya).
Rāvaṇa, re-energized, commands his charioteer to charge toward Rāma and declares he will not retreat without defeating enemies.
Valor and resolve—present as personal courage, yet ethically compromised by the unjust war Rāvaṇa wages.