Sarga 93: Rāvaṇa’s Grief and Fury after Indrajit’s Fall; Move to Slay Vaidehī and Ministerial Restraint
हाराक्षसचमूमुख्यममवत्समहाबल ।।।।जित्वेन्द्रंकथमद्यत्वंलक्ष्मणस्यवशंगतः ।
hā rākṣasa-camū-mukhya mama vatsa mahā-bala | jitvendraṃ katham adya tvaṃ lakṣmaṇasya vaśaṃ gataḥ ||
អនិច្ចា! ឱ មេកងទ័ពរាក្សស កូនស្នេហ៍របស់ខ្ញុំ អ្នកមានកម្លាំងមហិមា! អ្នកដែលធ្លាប់ឈ្នះសូម្បីព្រះឥន្ទ្រា—ហេតុអ្វីថ្ងៃនេះអ្នកវិញធ្លាក់ក្រោមអំណាចព្រះលក្ខ្មណៈ?
'Because of the sinful resolve of hunch back Mandara, this grief has come to Kausalya surely. Let her be burnt'.
The verse underscores the moral law of consequences: even great might and past victories cannot shield one aligned with adharma from downfall in a dharmic war.
Rāvaṇa laments the defeat (and likely death) of his powerful son/commander at the hands of Lakṣmaṇa.
Lakṣmaṇa’s valor and steadfastness in duty, implicitly contrasted with the Rākṣasa side’s reliance on power and conquest.