Shloka 6.114.49
रावणस्य अन्त्येष्टिः — Ravana’s Funeral Rites and the Ethics of Post-War Conduct
दृप्तानांनिग्रहीतारमाविष्कृतपराक्रमम् ।।।।लोकक्षोभयितारं च नादैर्भूतविराविणम् ।
dṛptānāṃ nigrahītāram āviṣkṛtaparākramam | lokakṣobhayitāraṃ ca nādair bhūtavirāviṇam ||
The chastiser of the proud, whose prowess stood revealed; the disturber of the world, who by his roaring cries made beings wail.
"You are a subduer of the arrogant, who manifested prowess, who tormented the world, who made the world cry with insolent words."
Intimidation and terror are not marks of Dharma. The verse implicitly contrasts fear-based dominance with the righteous authority that Rāma embodies.
Mandodarī continues listing Rāvaṇa’s fearsome qualities, intensifying the pathos of his fallen state.
Discernment: the verse invites reflection that ‘prowess’ without Dharma becomes destructive.