Shloka 118
रावणस्य अन्त्येष्टिः
Ravana’s Funeral Rites and the Ethics of Post-War Conduct
शास्त्रादृष्टेनविधिनामहर्षिविहितेन च ।।6.114.117।।तत्रमेध्यंपशुंहत्वाराक्षसेन्द्रस्यराक्षसाः ।परिस्तरणिकांराज्ञोघृताक्तांसमवेशयन् ।।6.114.118।।
śāstrādṛṣṭena vidhinā maharṣivihitena ca | tatra medhyaṃ paśuṃ hatvā rākṣasendrasya rākṣasāḥ | paristaraṇikāṃ rājño ghṛtāktāṃ samaveśayan ||
Nach der in den Śāstra geschauten und von den großen ṛṣi festgesetzten Vorschrift schlachteten die Rākṣasas dort ein geweihtes Opfertier; und für ihren König, den Herrn der Rākṣasas, breiteten sie das mit Ghee bestrichene Leichentuch aus.
Thereafter according to tradition laid down in sastras by great Rsis, the ogres killed a cow and spread a sheet, daubed it with ghee and spread it on the body of the king of Rakshasa.
FAQs
The same dharma as the preceding verse: ritual duty anchored in śāstra is upheld regardless of the turmoil of war.
A recensional repetition reinforces that the rites for Rāvaṇa are carried out according to authoritative tradition.
Continuity of tradition: preserving correct practice (ācāra) even in crisis.