Shloka 6.114.62
रावणस्य अन्त्येष्टिः — Ravana’s Funeral Rites and the Ethics of Post-War Conduct
पश्येष्टदारदारांस्तेभ्रष्टलज्जावकुण्ठितान् ।।।।बहिर्निष्पतितान्सर्वान्कथंदृष्टवा न कुप्यसि ।
ayaṃ krīḍāsahāyas te'nāthe lālapyate janaḥ | na caivam āśvāsayasi kiṃ vā na bahumanyase ||
These people—your companions in sport—now call out helplessly, as to one without a protector. Why do you not comfort them? Or why do you not show them regard?
"O lover of wives! Your wives have come out leaving their veils from their abode to see you. See them, and how is it that you are not angry?"
It highlights the dharma of kingship: a ruler is a ‘nātha’ (protector). When leadership collapses through adharma, dependents become anātha—bereft and insecure.
Mandodarī observes the attendants and companions mourning and calling out, and she addresses Rāvaṇa’s inability to respond.
Concern for the wider community: her grief includes not only herself but also those who relied on the king.