Shloka 149
सुन्दरकाण्डे अष्टपञ्चाशः सर्गः
हनुमद्वृत्तान्तकथनम्, सीताभिज्ञान-प्रदानम्, लङ्कादाह-वर्णनम्
विभीषणेनैवमुक्तो रावणस्सन्दिदेश तान्।राक्षसानेतदेवास्य लाङ्गूलं दह्यतामिति।।।।
vibhīṣaṇenaivam ukto rāvaṇas sandideśa tān | rākṣasān etad evāsya lāṅgūlaṃ dahyatām iti ||
So von Vibhīṣaṇa angesprochen, befahl Rāvaṇa jenen Rākṣasas: «Verbrennt ihm den Schwanz—nur dies.»
'On hearing Vibhishana, Ravana instructed the demons to burn my tail.
FAQs
Even when dharma restrains outright killing, adharma may still seek humiliation and cruelty—showing how partial compliance without righteousness remains ethically flawed.
Rāvaṇa shifts from execution to a punitive humiliation: burning Hanumān’s tail.
Vibhīṣaṇa’s influence as a restraining voice, though Rāvaṇa still chooses a cruel penalty.