Shloka 6.68.6

कुम्भकर्णवधश्रवणेन रावणविलापः (Ravana’s Lament on Hearing of Kumbhakarna’s Slaying)

Devanagari script

तंश्रुत्वाविनिहतंसङ्ख्येकुम्भकर्णंमहाबलम् ।रावणश्शोकसन्तप्तोमुमोह च पपात च ।।।।

Transliteration

tasyāyaṃ karmaṇaḥ prāpto vipāko mama śoka-daḥ |

yan mayā dhārmikaḥ śrīmān sa nirasto vibhīṣaṇaḥ ||

Translation

This grief-bearing result has come to me as the ripening of that deed—because I cast out Vibhīṣaṇa, who was righteous and illustrious.

Context

Hearing that Kumbhakarna of great strength was slain, Ravana immersed in grief became deluded and fell.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Vibhīṣaṇa

FAQs

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

A ruler’s dharma is to honor the righteous and protect truth-speakers; expelling the dharmic advisor leads to karmic consequences.

What is the narrative situation?

In mourning, Rāvaṇa identifies his earlier rejection of Vibhīṣaṇa as a cause whose ‘vipāka’ (ripened result) is present grief.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vibhīṣaṇa’s integrity—being dhārmika and steadfast in truthful counsel—is foregrounded through Rāvaṇa’s regret.