Shloka 20
कुम्भकर्णवधश्रवणेन रावणविलापः
Ravana’s Lament on Hearing of Kumbhakarna’s Slaying
देवाहिमांहसिष्यन्तिदृष्टवापूर्वापकारिणम् ।कथमिन्द्रंजयिष्यामिकुम्भकर्ण हतेत्वयि ।।।।
devā hi māṃ hasiṣyanti dṛṣṭvā pūrvāpakāriṇam |
katham indraṃ jayiṣyāmi kumbhakarṇa hate tvayi ||
ព្រះទេវតាទាំងឡាយ ពេលឃើញខ្ញុំ—អ្នកដែលធ្លាប់ល្មើសពួកគេមុន—ប្រាកដជាសើចចំអកខ្ញុំឥឡូវនេះ។ ឱ កុម្ភករណៈ! នៅពេលដែលអ្នកត្រូវបានសម្លាប់ហើយ ខ្ញុំនឹងអាចឈ្នះព្រះឥន្ទ្រា ដូចម្តេចបាន?
"Devatas who were harmed by me earlier will laugh at me now that Kumbhakarna is slain. How will I win Indra?"
FAQs
Past wrongdoing returns as social and moral accountability; Dharma emphasizes that harm done to others shapes one’s future standing and strength.
Rāvaṇa anticipates ridicule from the devas and feels strategically diminished without Kumbhakarṇa.
A negative mirror: instead of repentance and Satya, Rāvaṇa focuses on pride, status, and conquest.