Shloka 19

रावणवधदर्शनम्

Lament of the Rākṣasa Women upon Seeing Rāvaṇa Slain

Devanagari script

ब्रुवाणोऽपिहितंवाक्यमिष्टोभ्राताविभीषणः ।।।।धृष्टंपरुषितोमोहत्त्वयात्मवथकाङ्क्षिणा ।

Transliteration

bruvāṇo 'pi hitaṃ vākyam iṣṭo bhrātā vibhīṣaṇaḥ |

dhṛṣṭaṃ paruṣito mohāt tvayātmavadhakāṅkṣiṇā ||6.113.19||

Translation

നിന്റെ നന്മയ്ക്കായി വാക്കുകൾ പറഞ്ഞ പ്രിയ സഹോദരൻ വിഭീഷണനോടും, മോഹത്തിൽ അന്ധനായി സ്വവിനാശം ആഗ്രഹിച്ച നീ ധൃഷ്ടതയോടെ കഠിനവും അപമാനകരവുമായ മറുപടി പറഞ്ഞു.

Word by Word

• ब्रुवाणः: speaking
• ब्रुवाणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त आत्मनेपदी कृदन्त (present middle participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: even though
• अपि: Nipāta (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अप्यर्थे (even/also)

• हितम्: beneficial
• हितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (वाक्यम्)

• वाक्यम्: words, speech
• वाक्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• इष्टः: dear, beloved
• इष्टः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: iṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक; PPP of √iṣ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (भ्राता)

• भ्राता: brother
• भ्राता: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विभीषणः: Vibhishana
• विभीषणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhīṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• धृष्टम्: boldly, impudently
• धृष्टम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dhṛṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक; PPP of √dhṛṣ)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन प्रयुक्तं नपुंसक-एकवचनम्; क्रियाविशेषण (boldly/impudently)

• परुषितः: (you) spoke harshly / were harsh
• परुषितः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: paruṣita (प्रातिपदिक; PPP/adj from √paruṣ?)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (त्वम् implied)

• मोहात्: from delusion
• मोहात्: Hetu (हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: moha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/ablative), एकवचन; हेतुः (cause)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन

• आत्मवधकाङ्क्षिणा: desiring your own death
• आत्मवधकाङ्क्षिणा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ātma-vadha-kāṅkṣin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (आत्मनः वधं काङ्क्षति), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (त्वया)

Context

"Even though good advice was given by your dear brother Vibheeshana, in your delusion evidently you sought your own destruction."

Characters & Entities

• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Rāvaṇa

FAQs

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

Dharma requires honoring truthful counsel, especially from well-wishers; rejecting satya out of ego and delusion becomes a path to self-ruin.

What is the narrative situation?

The mourners recall how Rāvaṇa rejected Vibhīṣaṇa’s beneficial advice, a key turning point preceding Laṅkā’s destruction.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vibhīṣaṇa’s integrity and courage in speaking what is right (satya-hita), even when unwelcome.