Shloka 14
कुम्भकर्णवधश्रवणेन रावणविलापः
Ravana’s Lament on Hearing of Kumbhakarna’s Slaying
यस्यतेवज्रनिष्पेषो न कुर्वाद्व्यसनंसदा ।स कथंरामबाणार्तंप्रसुप्तोऽसिमहीतले ।।।।
yasya te vajraniṣpeṣo na kuryād vyasanaṃ sadā |
sa kathaṃ rāmabāṇārtaṃ prasupto 'si mahītale ||
Toi que même le coup broyant de la foudre d’Indra ne pouvait jamais abattre, comment se fait-il que, meurtri par les flèches de Rāma, tu gises maintenant sur la terre comme endormi ?
"These Devatas and all sages are standing in the sky, seeing the battle and laughing aloud seeing your destruction."
FAQs
It points to the moral that no worldly invincibility is absolute; Dharma ultimately prevails over pride, and violence invites its own end.
Rāvaṇa mourns and marvels at Kumbhakarṇa’s fall, contrasting his famed toughness with his present lifeless state.
Rāma’s focused resolve (satya-niṣṭhā) and disciplined heroism are implied as the decisive force behind the arrows.