Shloka 9
रावणवधदर्शनम्
Lament of the Rākṣasa Women upon Seeing Rāvaṇa Slain
उत्क्षिप्य च भुजौकाचिद्भूमौसुपरिवर्तते ।हतस्यवदनंदृष्टवाकाचिन्मोहमुपागमत् ।।।।
utkṣipya ca bhujau kācid bhūmau suparivartate |
hatasya vadanaṃ dṛṣṭvā kācin moham upāgamat ||
Sebagian, mengangkat kedua lengan, jatuh ke tanah lalu berguling-guling; sebagian lagi, melihat wajah sang terbunuh, diliputi guncangan hingga pingsan.
Some lifting their arms threw themselves on ground, some rolled, some beholding the dead Ravana's face became deluded.
FAQs
The verse underscores impermanence: power and life end, leaving grief behind. Dharma-oriented reflection is to see the cost of adharma and the fragility of worldly greatness.
The women react physically and psychologically to Rāvaṇa’s death—rolling on the earth, raising their arms in despair, and fainting at the sight of his slain face.
The narrative emphasizes truthful depiction (satya) of human response to death—uncontrolled sorrow and shock—rather than heroic action.