Shloka 3.41.17

मारीचस्य रावणं प्रति नीत्युपदेशः (Maricha’s Counsel on Kingship and Ruin to Ravana)

Devanagari script

मां निहत्य तु रामश्च न चिरात्त्वां वधिष्यति।अनेन कृतकृत्योऽस्मि म्रियेयमरिणा हतः।।।।

Transliteration

tad idaṃ kākatālīyaṃ ghoram āsāditaṃ mayā | atra kiṃ śocanīyas tvaṃ sasainyo vinaśiṣyasi ||

Translation

This dreadful calamity has come upon me by sheer chance; yet what is there to grieve for here? You, together with your army, will be destroyed.

Context

Rama will kill you not long after killing me.Hence even if I die in the hands of the enemy, my desire will be fulfilled.

Characters & Entities

• Mārīca
• Rāvaṇa
• sainya (army)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Even if misfortune seems accidental, adharma-driven intent leads to predictable ruin; dharma frames consequences beyond mere chance.

What is the narrative situation?

Mārīca expresses readiness to face danger while declaring that Rāvaṇa’s course will end in total destruction.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Clear-sighted truth-telling (satya-vacana) even when it is unwelcome.