Shloka 25
सीताहरणोत्तरं लङ्काप्रवेशः
Sita’s Abduction and Ravana’s Entry into Lanka
तं त्विदानीमहं हत्वा खरदूषणघातिनम्।रामं शर्मोपलप्स्यामि धनं लब्ध्वेव निर्धनः।।।।
taṁ tvidānīm ahaṁ hatvā kharadūṣaṇaghātinam | rāmaṁ śarmopalapsyāmi dhanaṁ labdhveva nirdhanaḥ ||
ເມື່ອຂ້າສັງຫານພຣະຣາມ—ຜູ້ປະຫານຄະຣະ ແລະ ດູສະນະ—ແລ້ວເທົ່ານັ້ນ ຂ້າຈຶ່ງຈະໄດ້ຄວາມສະຫງົບໃຈ ດັ່ງຄົນຂັດສົນທີ່ຍິນດີເມື່ອໄດ້ຊັບສິນ.
I will be happy only after killing the destroyer of Khara and Dusana, just as a poor man feels happy only on acquiring wealth.
FAQs
It critiques the delusion that happiness arises from harming others. In dharmic thought, śarma (peace) is rooted in righteousness and restraint, not in revenge.
Rāvaṇa expresses that his emotional relief depends on killing Rāma, framing it through a wealth simile.
The verse highlights a vice: craving for satisfaction through violence, revealing distorted values.