[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Garudapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda) › 2.48.11 # Garudapurana 2.48.11 Garuḍapurāṇa 2.48.11 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.48.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.48.11) dveṣādbhayādvā samare samāgate śastraṃ gṛhītvā parasainyasaṃmukhaḥ / na yāti pakṣīndra mṛśca paścātkṣāttraṃ balaṃ tasya gataṃ tathaiva / dvijāya dattvā kanakaṃ mahīmimāṃ bhūyaḥ sa paścādbhavatīha loke // > When battle has arrived, if one has taken up a weapon facing the enemy army out of hatred or out of fear, / and does not advance, O King of Birds, but retreats afterward, his kṣatriya power is entirely lost. / Only after giving gold and this earth to a twice-born does he afterward return here to the world. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.48.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.48.10) - [Next: 2.48.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.48.12) - [Up: 2.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.48) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.48.11) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.48.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.48.11) · Pramāṇa