Shloka 27
Mārkaṇḍeya’s Consolation to the King: Exempla of Rāma and the Efficacy of Allies (मार्कण्डेयाश्वासनम्)
मार्कण्डेय उदाच एवमुक्तो दशग्रीवस्तुष्ट: समभवत् तदा | अवमेने हि दुर्बुद्धिर्मनुष्पानू पुरुषादक:,/८४८ २ 4८८ थक ओ *्थ मार्कण्डेयजी कहते हैं--राजन! ब्रह्माजीके ऐसा कहनेपर दसमुख रावण बहुत प्रसन्न हुआ। वह दुर्बुद्धि नरभक्षी राक्षस मनुष्योंकी अवहेलना करता था
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca—evam ukto daśagrīvas tuṣṭaḥ samabhavat tadā | avamene hi durbuddhir manuṣyānū puruṣādakaḥ ||
قال ماركاندييا: «أيها الملك! لما قال براهما ذلك، ابتهج دَشَغْرِيفا (رافَنا) في تلك الساعة ابتهاجًا عظيمًا؛ إذ إنّ ذلك الراكشاسا الآكل للبشر، سيّئ الرأي مظلم العقل، كان يزدري بني الإنسان.»
रावण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a moral pattern: when arrogance is reinforced, a person of corrupted judgment may lose respect for others—especially the weak—sliding further into adharma. Contempt for human dignity is presented as a sign of inner moral decay.
Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that after being addressed (in context, by Brahmā), Rāvaṇa becomes pleased; yet his character is revealed as he continues to despise humans, being a wicked-minded, man-eating rākṣasa.