Shloka 6.114.84
रावणस्य अन्त्येष्टिः — Ravana’s Funeral Rites and the Ethics of Post-War Conduct
अप्रियामिवोपसंगृह्यकिंशेषेरणमेदिनीम् ।।।।अप्रियामिवकस्माच्छमांनेच्छस्यभिभाषितुम् ।
apriyām ivopasaṅgṛhya kiṁ śeṣe raṇamedinīm |
apriyām iva kasmāc cha māṁ necchasy abhibhāṣitum ||
Why do you lie upon the battlefield, embracing the earth as though it were a beloved? And why, as if I were no dear one to you, do you not wish to answer me?
"You are lying in the battlefield embracing it as if it is a loved one. Why are you not willing to answer me?"
Dharma recognizes the truth of mortality; grief seeks dialogue, but Satya requires accepting silence where life has ended.
Mandodarī addresses the fallen Rāvaṇa, unable to accept his stillness, speaking as though he might reply.
Conjugal devotion (pativratā-bhāva) and emotional honesty in mourning.