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Shloka 6.95.37

युद्धकाण्डे पञ्चनवतितमः सर्गः (Sarga 95: Lamentation in Laṅkā and the Causal Chain of Enmity)

रावणस्यापनीतेनदुर्विनीतस्यदुर्मतेः ।।।।अयंनिष्टानकोघोरंशोकेनसमभिप्लुतः ।

rāvaṇasyāpanītena durvinītasya durmateḥ | ayaṃ niṣṭānako ghoraṃ śokena samabhiplutaḥ || 6.95.37 ||

Because of the wicked deed of Rāvaṇa—ill-disciplined and evil-minded—this dreadful catastrophe, flooded with grief, now looms upon us.

"Because of the misconduct of the evil-minded Ravana's immoral action, terrific destruction attended by grief stares at us."

R
Rāvaṇa
Ś
Śoka (grief)

Adharma—especially violation of another’s rightful relationship and autonomy—inevitably ripens into collective ruin and grief.

The verse draws a direct causal line from Rāvaṇa’s immoral conduct to the impending disastrous end filled with sorrow.

Moral discernment (viveka) by contrast: the text highlights the absence of self-discipline in Rāvaṇa as the root of catastrophe.