Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 113, Shloka 15
रावणवधदर्शनम्
Lament of the Rākṣasa Women upon Seeing Rāvaṇa Slain
अवध्योदेवतानांयस्तथादानवराक्षसाम् ।हतःसोऽयंरणेशेतेमानुषेणपदातिना ।।।।
avadhyo devatānāṃ yas tathā dānavarākṣasām |
hataḥ so 'yaṃ raṇe śete mānuṣeṇa padātinā ||6.113.15||
যিজন দেৱতাসকলৰ বাবেও অৱধ্য আছিল, তদুপৰি দানৱ-ৰাক্ষসকলৰ বাবেও অজেয় আছিল—সেইজনেই এতিয়া ৰণভূমিত পদাতিক মানৱ যোদ্ধাৰ হাতে নিহিত হৈ পৰি আছে।
"He, whom Devatas, Danavas and Rakshasas could not kill, lies asleep, killed by a mortal who came by walk."
FAQs
No worldly ‘invulnerability’ can shield one who stands against dharma; moral transgression eventually makes even the mighty vulnerable.
Women mourn Rāvaṇa’s corpse, astonished that one reputed unkillable by supernatural forces has been slain by a human.
Rāma’s steadfast adherence to righteous duty (dharma-yuddha) and unwavering resolve.
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