Shloka 6.36.1

माल्यवानुपदेशः—रावणक्रोधः तथा लङ्काद्वाररक्षा-व्यवस्था (Malyavan’s Counsel, Ravana’s Anger, and the Fortification of Lanka)

Devanagari script

तत्तुमाल्यवतोवाक्यंहितमुक्तंदशाननः ।नमर्षयतिदुष्टात्माकालस्यवशमागतः ।।।।

Transliteration

tattu mālyavato vākyaṃ hitam uktaṃ daśānanaḥ |

na marṣayati duṣṭātmā kālasya vaśam āgataḥ ||

Translation

But Daśānana, the ten-headed one—evil-minded and now under the sway of Death—could not endure the wholesome words spoken by Mālyavān.

Context

The ten-headed Ravana, having fallen under the sway of death could not tolerate Malyavatha's words of advice.

Characters & Entities

• Mālyavān
• Rāvaṇa (Daśānana)
• Kāla (Death/Time)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma requires receptivity to beneficial advice; refusal of wholesome counsel due to ego and wicked intent accelerates downfall.

What is the narrative situation?

At the opening of the next sarga, the narrator states that Rāvaṇa cannot bear Mālyavān’s good counsel, foreshadowing further ruin.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

By contrast (through negation), the virtue highlighted is humility; Rāvaṇa’s lack of it is shown as a moral failing.