Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 66, Shloka 19
कुम्भकर्णप्रस्थानम् तथा अङ्गदप्रेरणा
Kumbhakarna’s sortie and Angada’s rallying of the Vanaras
भग्नानांवो न पश्यामिपरिगम्यमहीमिमाम् ।।।।स्थानंसर्वेनिवर्तध्वंकिंप्राणान् परिरक्षथ ।
bhagnānāṃ vo na paśyāmi parigamya mahīm imām |
sthānaṃ sarve nivartadhvaṃ kiṃ prāṇān parirakṣatha ||
Kẻ đã bại mà bỏ chạy, dẫu đi khắp cõi đất này ta cũng chẳng thấy nơi nào an ổn. Hãy quay lại cả đi: sao lại vì giữ mạng mà đánh mất danh dự và bổn phận?
"I do not see any refuge for you even if you go round the globe. All of you return back. Why do you preserve life?"
FAQs
Aṅgada argues that dharma is not mere survival; it is fidelity to righteous duty and honour, without seeking safety through cowardly flight.
Aṅgada rebukes the fleeing troops, insisting there is no true refuge in running away and ordering them to return.
Valour joined with moral clarity—life is not to be preserved by abandoning one’s rightful cause.