Shloka 26

रावणवधदर्शनम्

Lament of the Rākṣasa Women upon Seeing Rāvaṇa Slain

Devanagari script

विलेपुरेवंदीनास्ताराक्षसाधिपयोषितः ।कुरर्यइवदुःखार्ताबाष्पपर्याकुलेक्षणाः ।।।।

Transliteration

vilepur evaṃ dīnāstā rākṣasādhipayoṣitaḥ | kurarya iva duḥkhārtā bāṣpaparyākulekṣaṇāḥ ||

Translation

かくして羅刹の王の后たちは、みじめに泣き叫んだ。悲嘆に責められ、涙にかすみ震える眼で、クラーリー鳥のように哀しく鳴いた。

Word by Word

• विलेपुः: they wailed
• विलेपुः: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vilap (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक

• दीनाः: wretched, pitiable
• दीनाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (ताः ... योषितः)

• ताः: those
• ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• राक्षसाधिपयोषितः: the wives of the lord of Rakshasas
• राक्षसाधिपयोषितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rākṣasa-adhipa-yoṣit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (राक्षसाधिपस्य योषितः), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• कुरर्यः: ospreys/kurarī-birds
• कुरर्यः: Upamāna (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kurarī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• इव: like
• इव: Upamādyotaka (उपमाद्योतक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उपमावाचक (like/as)

• दुःखार्ताः: afflicted with sorrow
• दुःखार्ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: duḥkha-ārta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (दुःखेन आर्ताः), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• बाष्पपर्याकुलेक्षणाः: whose eyes were clouded with tears
• बाष्पपर्याकुलेक्षणाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bāṣpa-paryākula-īkṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (बाष्पेण पर्याकुलानि ईक्षणानि यस्याः), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (ताः)

Context

The wives of Ravana wailed piteously in that manner filled with grief, eyes dimmed with tears, they roared like krauncha birds.।। itayāraṣēvālamīkīyēśarīmadarāmāyaṇēādikāvayēyudadhakāṇaḍētarayōdaśōtataraśatatamasasaragaḥ ।।This is the end of one hundred and thirteenth sarga of Yuddha Kanda of the first epic the holy Ramayana composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Rākṣasa women (queens/wives)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

War born of adharma culminates in collective grief; the innocent and dependent also suffer, reminding rulers to weigh consequences beyond themselves.

What is the narrative situation?

After Rāvaṇa’s death, the rākṣasa women lament loudly, and the poet uses a bird-simile to convey the intensity of mourning.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Compassionate witnessing: the narrative invites ethical reflection through a vivid portrayal of sorrow rather than triumphalism.