Shloka 2
रावणवधोत्तरं विभीषणशोकः—क्षत्रधर्मोपदेशः
Vibhishana’s Lament after Ravana’s Fall; Instruction on Kshatriya-Dharma
वीर विक्रान्त विख्यात प्रवीण नयकोविद ।महार्हाशयनोपेतकिंशेषेनिहतोभुवि ।।।।
vīra vikrānta vikhyāta pravīṇa nayakovida |
mahārhāśayanopeta kiṃ śeṣe nihato bhuvi ||
O Tapferer — kühn, mächtig, berühmt, kundig und weise in der Staatskunst, gewohnt an ein herrliches Lager: warum liegst du nun erschlagen auf der Erde?
"O valiant, powerful and renowned king! You who were skilled in all fields and in polity, accustomed to a sumptuous bed, why are you lying on ground?"
FAQs
It highlights impermanence: worldly status and comfort cannot prevent death; dharma asks one to recognize life’s fragility even amid power.
Vibhīṣaṇa addresses the dead warrior directly, expressing shock that such greatness ends on the ground.
Humaneness and loyalty—grief that acknowledges the fallen person’s qualities despite wartime enmity.