Shloka 71
रावणस्य अन्त्येष्टिः
Ravana’s Funeral Rites and the Ethics of Post-War Conduct
अतीतानागतार्थज्ञोवर्तमानविचक्षणः ।।6.114.70।।मैथिलीमाहृतांदृष्टवाध्यात्वानिःश्वस्यचायतम् ।सत्यवाक्यमहाबाहो देवरोमेयदब्रवीत् ।।6.114.71।।अयंराक्षसमुख्यानांविनाशःपर्युपस्थितः ।कामक्रोधसमुत्थेनव्यसनेनप्रसङ्गिना ।।6.114.72।।
nirvṛttas tvat-kṛte 'narthaḥ so 'yaṃ mūlaharo mahān |
tvayā kṛtam idaṃ sarvam anādhaṃ rākṣasaṃ kulam |
നിന്റെ പ്രവൃത്തിയാൽ തന്നെയാണ് വേരോടെ പിഴുതെറിയുന്ന ഈ മഹാദുരന്തം സംഭവിച്ചത്. ഇതെല്ലാം നീ ചെയ്തതാണ്; മുഴുവൻ രാക്ഷസകുലവും ആശ്രയരഹിതവും രക്ഷകനില്ലാത്തതുമായിത്തീർന്നു.
"Mighty armed King! Your brother, who is a knower of matters relating to future, present and past, a truthful one, after your getting Mythili, thought for a while and sighing spoke this. 'The destruction of Rakshasa chiefs is now sure to happen', has come true.' The desire for sensual pleasures and anger has resulted in your death and resulting in this calamity."
FAQs
A ruler’s adharma does not remain personal; it uproots an entire community. Leadership carries dharmic accountability for collective welfare.
In the aftermath of defeat, the speaker attributes the near-extermination and helplessness of the Rākṣasa lineage to Rāvaṇa’s choices.
Rāja-dharma by contrast: the implied virtue is responsible governance—protecting one’s people through restraint and ethical action.