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Shloka 3.30.10

खरवधः — The Slaying of Khara (Janasthana Battle Climax)

अद्य विप्रसरिष्यन्ति राक्षस्यो हतबान्धवाः।बाष्पार्द्रवदना दीना भयादन्यभयावहाः।।।।

adya viprasariṣyanti rākṣasyo hatabāndhavāḥ | bāṣpārdravadanā dīnā bhayād anyabhayāvahāḥ || 3.30.10 ||

Today the rākṣasī women—bereft of their kinsmen—will scatter in panic, their faces wet with tears; they who once spread terror to others will now be driven by fear.

Having lost all their relations, the demonesses, who were causing fear to others,will move away with faces full of tears.

R
Rāma
K
Khara
R
Rākṣasī (demonesses)

Adharma rebounds upon the doer: those who terrorize others inevitably face fear and grief when justice catches up with them.

Rāma foretells the immediate aftermath of Khara’s defeat: the demonesses will flee, mourning their slain relations.

Moral certainty: Rāma speaks with conviction about the inevitable outcome of unrighteous violence.