Shloka 120
रावणस्य अन्त्येष्टिः
Ravana’s Funeral Rites and the Ethics of Post-War Conduct
गन्धैर्माल्यैरलङ्कृत्यरावणंदीनमानसाः ।।6.114.119।।विभीषणसहायास्तेवस्त्रैश्चविविधैरपि ।लाजैरश्चावकिरन्तिस्मबाष्पपूर्णमुखास्तदा ।।6.114.120।।
gandhair mālyair alaṅkṛtya rāvaṇaṃ dīnamānasāḥ | vibhīṣaṇasahāyās te vastraiś ca vividhair api | lājair aś cāvakiranti sma bāṣpapūrṇamukhās tadā ||
Uraian ini mengulang yang sebelumnya: para rākṣasa yang diliputi duka, dengan bantuan Vibhīṣaṇa, menghiasi Rāvaṇa dengan wewangian dan karangan bunga, menyelimutinya dengan berbagai kain, serta menaburkan laja (padi sangrai) dengan wajah basah oleh air mata.
"Or else, the god of death would have come in the form of Rama for your destruction, having right knowledge and taking an inconceivable recourse.
FAQs
The same dharma as 6.114.119: dignified performance of funeral honors, guided by duty and compassion.
A repeated line in the recension reiterates the adornment and honoring of Rāvaṇa’s body.
Steadfast duty amid sorrow.