Shloka 5
कुम्भकर्णवधश्रवणेन रावणविलापः
Ravana’s Lament on Hearing of Kumbhakarna’s Slaying
प्रतपित्वा मुहूर्तंतुप्रशान्तोरामतेजसा ।कायेनार्थप्रविष्टेनसमुद्रंभीमदर्शनम् ।।6.68.3।।निकृत्तकण्ठोरुभुजोविक्षरन्रुधिरंबहु ।रुद्ध्वाद्वारंशरीरेणलङ्कायाःपर्वतोपमः ।।6.68.4।।कुम्भकर्णस्तवभ्राताकाकुत्स्थशरपीडितः ।लगण्डभूतोविकृतोदावदग्धइवद्रुमः ।।6.68.5।।
vibhīṣaṇa-vaco yāvat kumbhakarṇa-prahastayoḥ |
vināśo 'yaṃ samutpanno māṃ vrīḍayati dāruṇaḥ ||
Cette ruine effroyable —la perte de Kumbhakarṇa et de Prahasta— est survenue parce que le conseil de Vibhīṣaṇa n’a pas été suivi jusqu’au bout ; elle me couvre d’une honte amère.
"Your brother Kumbhakarna showed his might for a short time. But by virtue of Rama's energy and arrows, his mountainlike body was reduced to a trunk of dreadful appearance. Bleeding excessively, he was like a mass submerged in an ocean of blood. like a tree caught in forest fire he was blocking the gate of Lanka in ugly form with a head, nose and ears chopped off."
FAQs
Dharma includes heeding truthful, righteous counsel; ignoring satya-filled advice leads to foreseeable ruin and moral shame.
Rāvaṇa laments the deaths of key warriors and recognizes that rejecting Vibhīṣaṇa’s advice contributed to these losses.
The virtue of wise counsel (Vibhīṣaṇa) is emphasized—truth-speaking and dharmic guidance, even when unwelcome.