Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 112, Shloka 25
रावणवधोत्तरं विभीषणशोकः—क्षत्रधर्मोपदेशः
Vibhishana’s Lament after Ravana’s Fall; Instruction on Kshatriya-Dharma
मरणान्तानिवैराणिनिर्वृत्तंवःप्रयोजनम् ।क्रियतामस्यसंस्कारोममाप्येषयथातव ।।।।
maraṇāntāni vairāṇi nirvṛttaṃ vaḥ prayojanam |
kriyatām asya saṃskāro mamāpy eṣa yathā tava ||
মৃত্যুৰ সৈতে বৈৰ শেষ হয়; তোমালোকৰ উদ্দেশ্য সিদ্ধ হৈছে। ইয়াৰ অন্ত্যেষ্টি-সংস্কাৰ সম্পন্ন কৰা হওক—ইয়াত তোমালোকৰ দৰে মোৰো সমান চিন্তা আছে।
"There is no use of enmity after death. You may carry out his last rites. That way I am also your relation."।। itayāraṣēvālamīkīyēśarīmadarāmāyaṇēādikāvayēyudadhakāṇaḍēdavādaśōtataraśatatamasasaragaḥ।।This is the end of one hundred and twelfth sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.
FAQs
Dharma transcends hostility: after death, rancor is relinquished and the dead receive due rites as a moral obligation.
Rāma grants permission and urges the performance of the deceased’s last rites, declaring enmity finished.
Magnanimity and dharmic restraint—victory does not become vengeance; it culminates in humane duty.