Shloka 2
रावणस्य अन्त्येष्टिः
Ravana’s Funeral Rites and the Ethics of Post-War Conduct
दशग्रीवंहतंदृष्टवारामेणाचिन्त्यकर्मणा ।पतिंमण्डोदरीतत्रकृपणापर्यदेवयत् ।।।।
daśagrīvaṃ hataṃ dṛṣṭvā rāmeṇācintya-karmaṇā | patiṃ maṇḍodarī tatra kṛpaṇā paryadevayat ||
അചിന്ത്യകർമ്മനായ രാമൻ ദശഗ്രീവനെ വധിച്ചതുകണ്ട്, അവിടെ മണ്ടോദരി തന്റെ ഭർത്താവിനെക്കുറിച്ച് ദീനയായി ദുഃഖത്തിൽ വിലപിച്ചു.
Looking at her husband Ravana killed by Rama of inconceivable exploits, Mandodari piteously lamented there.
FAQs
Even mighty power collapses before dharma; the verse frames Rāma’s victory as the triumph of righteous order, while acknowledging the human reality of grief.
After Rāvaṇa is slain, Mandodarī comes to see his body and begins to lament on the battlefield/at the site of his fall.
Rāma’s steadfastness in dharma and extraordinary capability (acintya-karman), contrasted with Mandodarī’s loyal spousal sorrow.