Shloka 6.114.72

रावणस्य अन्त्येष्टिः — Ravana’s Funeral Rites and the Ethics of Post-War Conduct

Devanagari script

अतीतानागतार्थज्ञोवर्तमानविचक्षणः ।।6.114.70।।मैथिलीमाहृतांदृष्टवाध्यात्वानिःश्वस्यचायतम् ।सत्यवाक्यमहाबाहो देवरोमेयदब्रवीत् ।।6.114.71।।अयंराक्षसमुख्यानांविनाशःपर्युपस्थितः ।कामक्रोधसमुत्थेनव्यसनेनप्रसङ्गिना ।।6.114.72।।

Transliteration

ayaṃ rākṣasa-mukhyānāṃ vināśaḥ paryupasthitaḥ |

kāma-krodha-samutthena vyasanena prasaṅginā ||6.114.72||

Translation

Now the destruction of the foremost among the Rākṣasas has drawn near. It has arisen from a ruinous calamity—an attachment born of lust and anger.

Context

"Mighty armed King! Your brother, who is a knower of matters relating to future, present and past, a truthful one, after your getting Mythili, thought for a while and sighing spoke this. 'The destruction of Rakshasa chiefs is now sure to happen', has come true.' The desire for sensual pleasures and anger has resulted in your death and resulting in this calamity."

Characters & Entities

• Rākṣasas
• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Rāma

FAQs

What dharmic teaching is emphasized in this verse?

It teaches that adharma driven by kāma (unrestrained desire) and krodha (anger) inevitably leads to vyasana—ruin—and therefore to destruction; self-control is a core requirement of dharma.

How does this verse relate to satya (truth) in the narrative?

It presents a truthful moral diagnosis: the impending downfall is not accidental but the direct consequence of lust-and-anger-driven choices, affirming satya as clear recognition of cause and effect in conduct.