Shloka 14

रावणक्रोधः—रामस्य परुषवाक्यम्

Ravana’s Fury and Rama’s Harsh Admonition

Devanagari script

भिन्नमर्यादनिर्लज्ज चारित्रेष्वनवस्थित ।दर्पान्मृत्युमुपादायशूरोऽहमितिमन्यसे ।।।।

Transliteration

bhinnamaryāda nirlajja cāritreṣv anavasthita |

darpān mṛtyum upādāya śūro 'ham iti manyase ||

Translation

മര്യാദ തകർത്തവനേ, നിർലജ്ജനേ, സദാചാരത്തിൽ അസ്ഥിരനേ! അഹങ്കാരത്താൽ മരണത്തിലേക്ക് പാഞ്ഞിട്ടും ‘ഞാൻ ശൂരൻ’ എന്നു കരുതുന്നുവോ?

Word by Word

भिन्नमर्यादO one who has broken bounds

निर्लज्जshameless one

चारित्रेषुin conduct / in moral practices

अनवस्थितunstable / unrestrained

दर्पात्from pride

मृत्युम्death

उपादायhaving taken up / courting

शूरःa hero

अहम्I

इतिthus

मन्यसेyou think

Context

"O shameless one! You have transgressed morality and traditional practice. You are dissolute and by your pride seeking death. You think that you are a hero!"

Characters & Entities

Rāma

Rāvaṇa

Maryādā (moral boundary, as a concept)

FAQs

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

Maryādā (ethical limits) sustains society and self-mastery. Pride that breaks boundaries leads to ruin; Dharma warns that arrogance invites self-destruction.

What is the narrative situation?

Rāma frames the battle not only as physical conflict but as moral consequence: Rāvaṇa’s lawlessness and pride culminate in death.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Adherence to maryādā and steadiness of character (ācāra-niṣṭhā) are upheld as virtues.