Shloka 6.63.37

कुम्भकर्णोपदेशः — Kumbhakarna’s Counsel and War-Boast to Ravana

Devanagari script

अद्यरामस्यपश्यन्तुनिधनंसुमहत्प्रियम् ।लङ्कायांराक्षसाःसर्वेयेतेनिहतबान्धवाः ।।6.63.37।।

Transliteration

adya rāmasya paśyantu nidhanaṃ sumahat priyam | laṅkāyāṃ rākṣasāḥ sarve ye te nihatabāndhavāḥ ||6.63.37||

Translation

Let all the Rākṣasas in Laṅkā—those whose kinsmen have been slain—witness today the death of Rāma, a sight they will welcome greatly.

Context

" All the Rakshasas in Lanka whose relations have been killed will witness Rama's death which will be very welcome."

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Laṅkā
• Rākṣasas

FAQs

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

The verse illustrates how grief can be weaponized into vengeance. Dharma in the Ramayana warns against letting sorrow become hatred; righteous action must remain bound to truth and moral limits.

What is the narrative situation?

The speaker claims that Rāma’s death will be publicly witnessed in Laṅkā and will console those Rākṣasas who have suffered losses in the war.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

A distorted form of loyalty is emphasized—loyalty to one’s side expressed as vengeance—contrasted elsewhere in the epic with loyalty governed by dharma.