Shloka 34
युद्धकाण्डे एकोनषष्टितमः सर्गः
Rāvaṇa’s Assault on Nīla and Lakṣmaṇa; Hanumān Bears Rāma
हाऽगतंमांसहितंभवद्भिर्वनौकसश्छिद्रमिदंविदित्वा ।शून्यापुरींदुष्प्रसहांप्रमथ्यप्रधर्षयेयुस्सहसासमेताः ।।6.59.34।।
hāgataṃ māṃ sahitaṃ bhavadbhir vanaukasaś chidram idaṃ viditvā | śūnyāṃ purīṃ duṣprasahāṃ pramathya pradharṣayeyuḥ sahasā sametāḥ ||6.59.34||
“اگر بن کے رہنے والے جان لیں کہ میں تمہارے ساتھ یہاں باہر آیا ہوں تو اسے کمزوری کا رخنہ سمجھیں گے؛ پھر وہ اچانک جمع ہو کر اس خالی پڑی، دشوار فتح پوری میں گھس کر اسے روند ڈالیں گے اور لوٹ مار کریں گے۔”
"Coming to know that I am here with you, this side, considering it to be a weak point, the forest dwellers may enter the vacant city and Devastate all united."
FAQs
Prudence in leadership: a ruler must anticipate consequences and protect civilians and infrastructure by not leaving avoidable vulnerabilities.
Rāvaṇa explains why city defenses must remain vigilant: his absence from the city could invite a Vānara incursion.
Strategic foresight—recognizing how an opponent may exploit a ‘chidra’ (gap).