Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 66, Shloka 20
कुम्भकर्णप्रस्थानम् तथा अङ्गदप्रेरणा
Kumbhakarna’s sortie and Angada’s rallying of the Vanaras
निरायुधानांद्रवतामसङ्गगतिपौरुषाः ।।।।दाराह्युपहसिष्यन्ति स वैघातस्तुजीवताम् ।
nirāyudhānāṃ dravatām asaṅgagatipauruṣāḥ |
dārā hy upahasiṣyanti sa vaighātas tu jīvatām ||
O mga mandirigmang di-mapipigil ang tapang—kung tatakas kayong walang sandata, hahamakin kayo ng sarili ninyong mga asawa. Sa nabubuhay matapos ang gayong kahihiyan, ang sugat na iyon ay higit pa sa kamatayan.
"Monkeys! Your valour can't be challenged. If you run away for life abandoning weapons even your wives will ridicule you. That is more than death."
FAQs
Dharma is tied to honour and responsibility: living after abandoning duty brings social and inner dishonour that is portrayed as worse than death.
Aṅgada uses moral pressure and the prospect of ridicule to stop the troops from fleeing the battlefield.
Sense of honour (māna) aligned with duty—courage is sustained by accountability to one’s community.