Shloka 14
रावणवधदर्शनम्
Lament of the Rākṣasa Women upon Seeing Rāvaṇa Slain
असुरेभ्यःसुरेभ्योवापन्नगेभ्योऽपिवातथा ।भयंयो न विजानातितस्येदंमानुषाद् भयम् ।।।।
asurebhyaḥ surebhyo vā pannagebhyo 'pi vā tathā |
bhayaṃ yo na vijānāti tasyedaṃ mānuṣād bhayam ||6.113.14||
阿修羅にも神々にも、さらには蛇族にさえ恐れを知らなかった者が――今や、ただの人間から恐怖を受けることとなった。
"He, who did not know fear from Asuras or Uragas, experienced fear from a mortal."
FAQs
Arrogance that ignores moral law leads to downfall; dharma can operate through seemingly ordinary instruments, and truth prevails even when embodied in a ‘mere human’.
The mourners reflect on the reversal of fortune: the once-fearless Rāvaṇa is brought to fear and destruction by Rāma.
Rāma’s moral authority and disciplined courage—human yet aligned with dharma—are underscored as stronger than demonic intimidation.