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 ||
Kẻ nào muốn làm việc đáng làm sau trước, lại đem việc đáng làm trước để làm sau, thì người ấy chẳng hiểu đâu là chánh sách, đâu là tà sách.
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).
FAQs
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).