Shloka 25
स्वयम्प्रभा-विमोचनम् — Svayamprabha Leads the Vanaras Out
Time-Limit Crisis and Counsel
इदानीमकृतार्थानां मर्तव्यं नात्र संशयः।हरिराजस्य सन्देशमकृत्वा कस्सुखी भवेत्।।।।
idānīm akṛtārthānāṃ martavyaṃ nātra saṃśayaḥ | harirājasya sandeśam akṛtvā kas sukhī bhavet ||
如今既未成其事，我们当死无疑。未能奉行猴王之命，谁还能安然喜乐地活着？
'We should be killed since we have failed to achieve the objective (of finding Sita). There is no doubt about it. Who can live in peace without executing the orders of the king?
FAQs
Dharma is the seriousness of entrusted duty: failing a righteous command is treated as a grave moral lapse demanding accountability.
Angada, seeing the mission’s failure and missed deadline, argues that returning without results is dishonorable and perilous.
Honor-bound responsibility—an intense commitment to duty, even expressed in extreme terms.