Shloka 90
रावणस्य अन्त्येष्टिः
Ravana’s Funeral Rites and the Ethics of Post-War Conduct
इत्येवमुच्यमानासासशब्दंप्ररुरोद ह ।।।।स्नापयन्तीतदास्रेणस्तनौवक्रंसुनिर्मलम् ।
ity evam ucyamānā sā saśabdaṁ praruroda ha |
snāpayantī tadāśreṇa stanau vakraṁ sunirmalam ||
ഇങ്ങനെ ഉപദേശിക്കപ്പെട്ടിട്ടും അവൾ വീണ്ടും ഉച്ചത്തിൽ കരഞ്ഞു; കണ്ണീരാൽ തന്റെ സ്തനങ്ങളെയും വക്രമായ അത്യന്തം നിർമലമായ മുഖത്തെയും നനച്ചു കുളിപ്പിച്ചു.
While Mandodari was being counselled by the co wives like this, she was weeping, shedding tears on her breast as well as bathing her face. She once again wept making a loud sound.
FAQs
Dharma does not deny grief; it permits mourning while guiding the community to offer support and restore order.
Despite being consoled, Mandodarī’s sorrow resurges and she cries loudly.
Authenticity of feeling—her grief is portrayed as real and human, not suppressed.