Shloka 7
रावणस्य अन्त्येष्टिः
Ravana’s Funeral Rites and the Ethics of Post-War Conduct
मानुषाणामविषयेचरतःकामरूपिणः ।विनाशस्तवरामेणसम्युगेनोपपद्यते ।।।।
mānuṣāṇām aviṣaye carataḥ kāmarūpiṇaḥ |
vināśas tava rāmeṇa saṃyuge nopapadyate |
Viviendo fuera del alcance de los hombres y pudiendo asumir formas a voluntad, tu destrucción a manos de Rāma en la batalla parece casi increíble.
"You lived in an inaccessible place and are capable of assuming any form at will. It is not believable how you have been destroyed by Rama."
FAQs
No power, concealment, or shape-shifting can shield one who violates dharma; righteous force (embodied by Rāma) ultimately prevails.
The speaker marvels at how a seemingly invincible, elusive being like Rāvaṇa could still be slain by Rāma in open combat.
Rāma’s dharmic might—strength aligned with righteousness rather than mere supernatural capacity.