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Shloka 6.113.15

रावणवधदर्शनम् — Lament of the Rākṣasa Women upon Seeing Rāvaṇa Slain

अवध्योदेवतानांयस्तथादानवराक्षसाम् ।हतःसोऽयंरणेशेतेमानुषेणपदातिना ।।।।

avadhyo devatānāṃ yas tathā dānavarākṣasām |

hataḥ so 'yaṃ raṇe śete mānuṣeṇa padātinā ||6.113.15||

He whom neither the gods nor the Dānavas and Rākṣasas could slay—he now lies on the battlefield, killed by a human warrior on foot.

"He, whom Devatas, Danavas and Rakshasas could not kill, lies asleep, killed by a mortal who came by walk."

D
Devatas
D
Dānavas
R
Rākṣasas
H
human (mānuṣa)
R
Rāma (implied)
B
battlefield (raṇa)
R
Rāvaṇa

No worldly ‘invulnerability’ can shield one who stands against dharma; moral transgression eventually makes even the mighty vulnerable.

Women mourn Rāvaṇa’s corpse, astonished that one reputed unkillable by supernatural forces has been slain by a human.

Rāma’s steadfast adherence to righteous duty (dharma-yuddha) and unwavering resolve.