Valmiki Ramayana 6.12.32 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 12, Shloka 32
युद्धकाण्डे द्वादशः सर्गः — रावणस्य परिषद्-सम्बोधनं कुम्भकर्णस्य नीत्युपदेशश्च
Ravana’s Council Address and Kumbhakarna’s Counsel
यःपश्चात्पूर्वकार्याणिकर्माण्यभिचिकीर्षति ।पूर्वंचापरकार्याणिनसवेदनयानयौ ।।6.12.32।।
yaḥ paścāt pūrva-kāryāṇi karmāṇy abhicikīrṣati | pūrvaṃ cāpara-kāryāṇi na sa veda nayānayau || 6.12.32 ||
جو شخص بعد کے کام پہلے کرنے لگے، اور پہلے کے کام بعد میں کرے—وہ نہ نَیَہ (درست سیاست) جانتا ہے نہ اَنَیَہ (غلط سیاست)۔
A hasty one who acts without thinking of the superior strength (of enemy) gets out at once like the swan penetrates into the crevice of Krauncha (mountain).
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Dharma as disciplined order: right action depends on proper sequence—prior duties must be completed before later aims are pursued.
A minister-like figure warns Ravana that inverted priorities and rash planning lead to ruin in statecraft and war.
Viveka (discernment) and nīti-jñāna (knowledge of proper policy).
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